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Prestige's second volume of Johnny "Hammond" Smith's recordings in their Legends of Acid Jazz series contains two full original albums: 1967's Soul Flowers and its 1968 follow-up, Dirty Grape. Both sessions were recorded within four months of each other with the same sextet, featuring guitarist Wally Richardson, tenor saxophonists Houston Person and Earl Edwards, bassist Jimmy Lewis, drummer John Harris, and Richard Landrum on conga. On both records, he basically tackles modern pop -- songs that were hits on the pop and R&B charts and songs from movies and TV. This could have been predictable, lightly swinging jazz-pop, like so many soul-jazz records of its ilk in the late '60s, but what makes both sessions so enjoyable is that the band is lively, gritty, and clearly having fun with this material. Of the two, Soul Flowers is a little more satisfying, but both are highly enjoyable and they make for a great two-fer -- one that's the equal of Smith's first edition of Legends of Acid Jazz.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist - Charles Gross, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Bobbie Gentry, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Max Steiner, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
James Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Wally Richardson, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Wally Richardson, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Robert Higginbotham, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Mark London, ComposerLyricist - Don Black, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Ben Raleigh, ComposerLyricist - Dave Linden, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Percy Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Johnny "Hammond" Smith, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Prestige's second volume of Johnny "Hammond" Smith's recordings in their Legends of Acid Jazz series contains two full original albums: 1967's Soul Flowers and its 1968 follow-up, Dirty Grape. Both sessions were recorded within four months of each other with the same sextet, featuring guitarist Wally Richardson, tenor saxophonists Houston Person and Earl Edwards, bassist Jimmy Lewis, drummer John Harris, and Richard Landrum on conga. On both records, he basically tackles modern pop -- songs that were hits on the pop and R&B charts and songs from movies and TV. This could have been predictable, lightly swinging jazz-pop, like so many soul-jazz records of its ilk in the late '60s, but what makes both sessions so enjoyable is that the band is lively, gritty, and clearly having fun with this material. Of the two, Soul Flowers is a little more satisfying, but both are highly enjoyable and they make for a great two-fer -- one that's the equal of Smith's first edition of Legends of Acid Jazz.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:08
- Main artists: Johnny Hammond
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
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