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Jack McDuff
Honeydripper
Release Date: 1961 02 03
Running Time: 37:30
Label: Fantasy

The remaster of Jack McDuff's hard swinging 1961 album The Honeydripper was overseen by Rudy Van Gelder himself, adding to the Concord/Prestige catalog the same treatment Van Gelder had done for Blue Note. The date featured the big tenor Jimmy Forrest, drummer Ben Dixon, and Grant Green on guitar in his recording debut. Green not only held his own with McDuff on the title track, "Dink's Blues," and "Blues and Tonic," but he plays gorgeous fills and chord voicings in Henry Mancini's "I Want a Little Girl." Green was always more than a sideman as this date attests, and though he was part of the rhythm section, his playing is a standout on this date. McDuff was already in full possession of his voice as an organist, and his hard bop leanings began to subside here as he embraced a more soulful approach, no doubt informed by the effect Jimmy Smith was having on jazz with his crossover. This is an excellent date and should be picked up by anyone interested in McDuff as a great place to start, or for any serious collector because of the gorgeous sound of the remaster itself. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Whap!	McDuff	4:26
2	I Want a Little Girl	Moll, Mencher	6:47
3	Honeydripper	Liggins	8:14
4	Dink's Blues	McDuff	7:59
5	Mr. Lucky	Mancini	5:03
6	Blues and Tonic	McDuff	5:02

Releases:

Year	Type	Label
1995	CD	Fantasy
2007	CD	JVC Japan
1995	CD	Original Jazz Classics
2006	CD	Prestige
1995	CD	Prestige/OJC
1990	CS	Original Jazz Classics
	CS	Prestige/OJC
1990	CS	Prestige/OJC
1990	LP	Original Jazz Classics
	LP	Prestige
	LP	Prestige/OJC