Brother Jack Meets the Boss

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 23, 1962.[1] Although billed as a meeting of organist Jack McDuff and tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, a second tenorist, Harold Vick, played on all of the tracks, as did guitarist Eddie Diehl and drummer Joe Dukes.[2]

Three of the six tracks were written by McDuff;[3] the first, "Watch Out", is an uptempo blues.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[4]
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "this is a very successful soul-jazz/hard bop outing... Ammons, whose every note was always full of passion, fits in perfectly with McDuff's group".[3] Marc Myers described the recording as "a superb bluesy album".[2]

All compositions by Jack McDuff except where noted.

1. "Watch Out" – 5:08
2. "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) – 6:14
3. "Mellow Gravy" – 5:00
4. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 6:22
5. "Buzzin' Round" (Michael Edwards, Jack McDuff) – 6:12
6. "Mr. Clean" (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) – 7:57

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
• Jack McDuff – organ
• Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
• Eddie Diehl – guitar
• Joe Dukes – drums