Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
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]
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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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Reception
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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)
- "Neck Bones"
- "Delicious"
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Leo Stevens – drums
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
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References
- Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013.
- Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 19, 2013.
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