Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
1962 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson
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| Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson | ||||
| 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
| Review scores | |
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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
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
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Leo Stevens – drums
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 19, 2013.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- All Soul (1959)
- That Good Feelin' (1959)
- Talk That Talk (1960)
- Opus De Funk (1961)
- Stimulation (1961)
- Gettin' the Message (with Lem Winchester, 1961)
- Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (with Willis Jackson, 1960)
- Black Coffee (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- Look Out! (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- A Little Taste (1963)
- Mr. Wonderful (1963)
- The Stinger (1965)
- Love Potion #9 (1966)
- The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (with Byrdie Green, 1966)
- Gettin' Up (1967)
- Soul Flowers (1967)
- Dirty Grape (1968)
- Nasty! (1968)
- Black Feeling! (1969)
- Soul Talk (1969)
- Here It 'Tis (1970)
- Breakout (1971)
- What's Going On (1971)
- Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
- The Prophet (1972)
- Higher Ground (1973)
- Gambler's Life (1974)
- Gears (1975)
others
- Angel Eyes (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Night Life (Billy Butler, 1970)
- Taking Care of Business (Oliver Nelson, 1960)
- For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms, 1967)
