Sophisticated Funk is an album by organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1976 and released on the Chess label.Jack McDuff discography accessed January 24, 2013
Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars stating "This forgettable effort from Jack McDuff veers far too close to smooth jazz territory for comfort -- swapping his signature Hammond B-3 for keyboards, McDuff settles for a fusion sound suggesting a particularly tepid CTI session, with none of the swagger and groove of his most memorable records".Ankeney, J. Allmusic Review, January 24, 2013
Track listing All compositions by Jack McDuff and Billy Jones except as indicated "Dit Da Dit" - 6:00 "Ju Ju" (Billy Jones) - 6:49 "To Be Named Later" - 4:50 "Summer Dream" - 4:50 "Jack's Boogie" - 3:32 "Mini Pads" - 5:50 "Electric Surf Board" (Jack McDuff) - 5:17 "Mannix Theme" (Lalo Schifrin) - 3:26
Personnel Jack McDuff - organ, piano, electric piano Joe Farrell - saxophones, flute Brian Cuomo - piano Robert Banks, Walter Morris - guitar Billy Jones - guitar, percussion Frank Prescod - electric bass Joe Corsello, Ted McKinsey, Clarence Oliver, Arnold Ramsey, Scott Schoer - drums Craig Derry, Scott Saunders - congas, percussion
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