Moon Rappin' is an album by American organist Brother Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff

"Brother" Jack McDuff was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio.-Career:...

 recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note

Blue Note Records

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 label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Moon Rappin is one of Brother Jack McDuff's most ambitious efforts, a loose concept album that finds the organist exploring funky and spacy soundscapes... It's not strictly funky -- it doesn't have the grit of early Brother Jack records, nor does it swing hard -- but it proves that McDuff was as adept in adventurous territory as he was with the groove".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff

1. "Flat Backin'" - 10:23
2. "Oblighetto" - 6:36
3. "Moon Rappin'" - 6:21
4. "Made in Sweden" - 7:37
5. "Loose Foot" - 5:03
   • Recorded at Soundview Recording Studio in Kings Park, New York on December 1 (track 1), December 2 (track 2), December 3 (track 3) and December 11 (tracks 4 & 5), 1969.

Personnel

• Brother Jack McDuff
  Jack McDuff
  "Brother" Jack McDuff was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio.-Career:...
  
   - organ
  Electronic organ
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• Unknown - trumpet
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• Bill Phillips - tenor saxophone
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  , flute
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• Unknown - baritone saxophone
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  , tenor saxophone
• Jerry Byrd
  Jerry Byrd
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   - guitar
  Guitar
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• Richard Davis - electric bass
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• Joe Dukes - drums
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