Johnny "Hammond"
Smith, a hardcore organist who turned Hammond into his middle name. In many
ways this LP could be considered his most groove-filled album released on the
prestige label, invariably a jazz funk masterpiece. Virgil Jones's trumpet
playing along with saxophonists Rusty Bryant and Leo Johnson bring additional
power to this album, especially when compared to its predecessor “Soul Talk”.
So too are crisp, tight rhythms of Bernard "Pretty" Purdie’s
drumming. Equally guitarist Wally Richardson’s beautifully crafted strumming and
Jimmy Lewis' thick bass lines don't disappoint, but of course the star man is
Johnny himself swirling away on the Hammond, just listen to his cool organ
solos scattered throughout the album. Not to be overlooked, enjoy!
Prestige Records, PRST 7736, 1970
Recorded 22nd December,
1969 At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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Musicians:
Johnny "Hammond"
Smith - Organ
Virgil Jones - Trumpet
Rusty Bryant - Alto
Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Leo Johnson - Tenor Saxophone
Wally Richardson - Guitar
Jimmy Lewis - Electric Bass
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie -
Drums
Tracks:
A1. Black Feeling {Leo
Johnson} (6:32)
A2. Kindra {Leo Johnson}
(5:42)
A3. Johnny Hammond Boogaloo
{Wally Richardson} (5:01)
B1. Dig On It {Leo Johnson}
(7:57)
B2. When Sunny Gets Blue
{Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal} (4:27)
B3. Soul Talk-1970 {Johnny
"Hammond" Smith} (6:23)
Total Time: 35:02
Credits:
Producer - Bob Porter
Recording Engineer - Rudy van
Gelder
Design, Photo - Don Schlitten
Liner Notes - Bill Buchanan (Boston Globe, Feb.
1970)
