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Do It Now!
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedDecember 15 & 20, 1966, and May 23, 1967
New York City
GenreSoul jazz
LabelAtlantic
1484
ProducerLew Futterman
Jack McDuff chronology
Tobacco Road
(1966)
Do It Now!
(1967)
Double Barrelled Soul
(1967)

Do It Now! is a 1967 album by the organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his third release on the Atlantic label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[3]

Scott Yanow in his review for AllMusic wrote, "McDuff and his regular group of the period swing their way through five of McDuff's originals and two obscurities with plenty of spirit, if not a great deal of originality."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

  1. "Snap Back Jack" - 4:50
  2. "Mush Melon" - 4:44
  3. "Summer Samba (Samba de Verão)" (Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 5:10
  4. "Do It Now" - 5:35
  5. "Strolling Blues" - 8:12
  6. "Pleasant Moments" (Harold Ousley) - 6:29
  7. "Mutt & Jeff" - 4:35

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jack McDuff discography. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Do It Now! Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 583.