◇ image via WikipediaJack McDuff
Jack McDuff is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chester Thompson and Phil Upchurch. Those roots explain a lot about how Jack McDuff arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reuben Wilson, Weldon Irvine, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Gene Harris & The Three Sounds and Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vinnie Colaiuta, Jon Lord, Keith Emerson and George Benson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Jack McDuff, reaching back through Chester Thompson and forward to Vinnie Colaiuta. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Eugene McDuffy, known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. He was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. He is also credited with giving guitarist George Benson his first break.
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Jack McDuff connections
Jack McDuff grew out of Chester Thompson and Phil Upchurch, shares an orbit with Reuben Wilson, Weldon Irvine, Richard "Groove" Holmes and Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, went on to shape Vinnie Colaiuta, Jon Lord, Keith Emerson and George Benson. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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