This album is an elegant mix of soul and sambas, interspersed with a pair of distinctly blues-focused pieces.
Jack McDuff's Hammond B-3 organ surges and trills and rocks, at times seeming to talk as the lead instrument on renditions of works as different as Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" and Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." His calls and responses with the five-man brass section on several of the tracks here comprise another highlight, but even the slow numbers, such as "No Tears," offer virtuoso playing by McDuff.
The tempo and texture shifts throughout keep this record continually interesting to the listener, and the range of influences, from jazz to gospel with side trips into the blues (culminating with a seven-minute epic in the latter genre), gives a lot of great playing for everybody.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down in the ValleyTraditional | Jack McDuff | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | A Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke | Jack McDuff | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | What'd I SayRay Charles | Jack McDuff | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | Gonna Hang Me Up a SignJack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Hot ChaWillie Woods | Jack McDuff | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | No TearsRed Holloway | Jack McDuff | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Minha SaudadeJoão Donato, João Gilberto | Jack McDuff | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Same Old Same OldRoger Kellaway | Jack McDuff | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Can't Find the Keyhole BluesJack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 07:15 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 193 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Charles | Composer |
| 2 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 3 | João Donato | Composer |
| 4 | João Gilberto | Composer |
| 5 | Red Holloway | Composer |
| 6 | Roger Kellaway | Composer |
| 7 | Jack McDuff | Composer, Organ, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Traditional | Composer |
| 9 | Willie Woods | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |