Although drummer/producer
Cecil Brooks III gets top billing, this set is very much a feature for organist
Gene Ludwig. While most organ records match the Hammond B-3 with guitar, drums, and sometimes tenor,
Double Exposure is a set of organ-drums duets with
Ludwig providing the basslines.
Brooks gets his breaks but
Ludwig naturally dominates the music, chugging and swinging his way through six veteran standards, a blues by
Brooks, and a
Stevie Wonder song. Influenced by
Jimmy Smith but having his own sound in the tradition,
Gene Ludwig is heard throughout in top form, creating one of his best-ever recordings. ~ Scott Yanow