Sophisticated Funk

Sophisticated Funk is an album by organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1976 and released on the Chess label.

Sophisticated Funk
Studio album by Jack McDuff
Released	1976
Recorded	1976 All Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Chess ACH-19004
Producer	Billy Jones
Jack McDuff chronology
Magnetic Feel (1975) Sophisticated Funk (1976) Kisses (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff and Billy Jones except as indicated

1. "Dit Da Dit" - 6:00
2. "Ju Ju" (Billy Jones) - 6:49
3. "To Be Named Later" - 4:50
4. "Summer Dream" - 4:50
5. "Jack's Boogie" - 3:32
6. "Mini Pads" - 5:50
7. "Electric Surf Board" (Jack McDuff) - 5:17
8. "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