After a busy recording career in the 1960s, organist
Jack McDuff was erratically documented in commercial settings in the 1970s and was in danger of being forgotten when he launched his successful comeback with
The Re-Entry in 1988. At the age of 61,
McDuff proved to still be in his prime as he jammed on three originals, two obscurities, and "Laura" with both
Houston Person and
Ron Bridgewater on tenors, trumpeter
Cecil Bridgewater, guitarist
John Hart, and drummer
Grady Tate. The music on this Muse album falls between hard bop and soul-jazz and should satisfy fans of those styles. ~ Scott Yanow