Johnny "Hammond" Smith

 

Artist:  Johnny "Hammond" Smith

Born:  December 16, 1933.  Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died:  June 4, 1997 (Aged 63).  Victorville, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Organ

Johnny "Hammond" Smith was an American Soul Jazz and Hard Bop Organist.  Born in Louisville Kentucky, he was a renowned of the Hammond B3 Organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname, which also avoided his veing confused with Jazz Guitarist Johnny Smith, sometimes lead to him being confused with Jimmy Smith, another Hammond Great.

Title:  Good 'Nuff (2003)

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop

Label:  Prestige Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Good 'Nuff (6:30)

 2.  Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (7:11)

 3.  Sonja's Dreamland (3:30)

 4.  Besame Mucho (Instrumental) (3:56)

 5.  Neckbones (6:11)

 6.  Delicious (4:16)

 7.  Y'all (7:44)

 8.  The Stinger (6:44)

 9.  There Is No Greater Love (5:31)

10/ Brother John (3:58)

11. Cleopatra And The African (5:01)

12. You Don't Know What Love Is (6:57)

13. Benny's Diggin' (4:14)

Personnel:

Johnny "Hammond" Smith:  Organ

With

Tracks:  1-7 

Willis Jackson:  Tenor Saxophone on All Tracks, except 2

Eddie McFadden:  Guitar

Leo Stevens:  Drums

Tracks:   8-13

Houston Person:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  8, 11, 13

Earl Edwards:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  9, 10, 12

Floyd Smith:  Guitar

John Harris:  Drums

Good 'Nuff is the compilation album combines two '60s album onto on of Johnny "Hanmmond" Smith, originally released on June 12, 1962 by Prestige Records, remastered and reissued on January 1, 2003 by Prestige Records.