Brother Jack McDuff – Tobacco Road (CD, Atlantic Masters) – Mint / Sealed Creation Records delivered with Soul Jazz’s usual

delivered with Soul Jazz’s usual depth and clarity

and the former USSR

Tracks like “Soundhead” and “Forever” merge drone

Its clean production and direct arrangements place it squarely within the C86-informed independent scene

– “the celestial twin” – days before in a cabin studio in the woods of Washington State

Brother Jack McDuff – Tobacco Road (CD, Atlantic Masters) – Mint / Sealed Creation Records delivered with Soul Jazz’s usualA soul jazz classic led by organist Brother Jack McDuff, recorded during his early 1960s period for Atlantic. The album blends blues rooted grooves with hard bop drive, anchored by McDuffs Hammond organ and a tight ensemble feel. Mint and Sealed CD from the Atlantic Masters series.