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.
Unlike most McDuff records, there isn't a steady groove that flows throughout the record -- the album flies into atmospheric territory that isn't strictly soul-jazz, but it's far from free.
In many ways, Moon Rappin' is a fairly typical album of its time, boasting wah-wah guitars, flutes, spacious reverb, long bluesy vamps, orchestras, and disembodied backing vocals, but it also stands out from the pack in how it offers some excellent improvisation (including a rare piano spotlight on the title track) and unpredictable moments, like the stuttering organ and nearly free interludes on "Made in Sweden." 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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flat Backin'Jack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 10:23 | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| 2 | OblighettoJack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 3 | Moon Rappin'Jack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 4 | Made in SwedenJack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 07:37 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 5 | Loose FootJack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 36 mins | 82 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 230 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Bird | Guitar |
| 2 | Jerry Byrd & the String Dusters | Guitar |
| 3 | Michael Cuscuna | Reissue Producer |
| 4 | Richard Davis | Guest Artist |
| 5 | Joe Dukes | Drums, Synthesizer |
| 6 | Jean DuShon | Voices |
| 7 | Bob Gallo | Engineer |
| 8 | Frank Gauna | Art Direction |
| 9 | Jack McDuff | Arranger, Composer, Organ, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Ron McMaster | Mastering |
| 11 | Bill Phillips | Brass, Flute, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) |
| 12 | Burton Yount | Reissue Design |
| 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). |