Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
Appearance
Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | June 12, 1962 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7239 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Willis Jackson chronology | ||||
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Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and saxophonist Willis Jackson recorded for the Prestige label in 1962.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger awarded the album 3 stars and stating "This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.
- "Good 'Nuff"
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional)
- "Sonja's Dreamland"
- "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez)
- " Y'all" (Willis Jackson)
- "Neckbones"
- "Delicious"
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Leo Stevens – drums
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 19, 2013.