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American jazz organist (1933–1997)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Smith in the 1970s
Birth name John Robert Smith Also known as Johnny Hammond Born (1933-12-16 ) December 16, 1933Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.Died June 4, 1997(1997-06-04) (aged 63 )Victorville , California , U.S. Genres
soul jazz
Occupation(s ) Musician Instrument(s ) Organ
Musical artist
John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist . Born in Louisville, Kentucky , he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname,[1] Johnny Smith though this could lead to him being confused with Jimmy Smith (musician) , another Hammond great.
Biography [ edit ]
Smith played with Paul Williams and Chris Columbo before forming his own group. His bands featured singers Etta Jones , Byrdie Green , saxophonists Houston Person , Earl Edwards, guitarists Eddie McFadden, Floyd Smith, James Clark, vibist Freddie McCoy. His career took off as he was serving as accompanist to singer Nancy Wilson . One of his last accomplishments also included Nancy Wilson. He wrote the song "Quiet Fire" for her Nancy Now! release in 1988.
After a 10-year spell on Prestige Records throughout the 1960s resulting in a series of albums, he signed for soul/R&B influenced Kudu imprint of Creed Taylor 's well-regarded CTI Records jazz record label in 1971. His first album for Taylor, Breakout [2] [3]
His style had become increasingly funky as he adapted to the style changes in music, culminating in two popular albums with the Mizell Brothers , Gambler's Life (1974) for the CTI offshoot, Salvation and then in 1975, Gears after switching to another jazz label, Milestone Records. He began using electric and acoustic pianos, starting with Gambler's Life , in addition to his signature instrument. Hammond's song "Shifting Gears" was featured on the breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats video game Driver: Parallel Lines BadBadNotGood
and featured on GTA: The Cayo Perico Heist. (Rockstar Games)
Smith also taught at the Cal Poly Pomona music department for several years, beginning in January 1987.
He died in Victorville, California of cancer at the age of 63.[4]
Discography [ edit ]
As leader [ edit ]
Have You Heard (Arrow ALP-1200, 1958)
Imagination (Warwick W-2003, 1959)
All Soul New Jazz NJ 8221, 1959)
That Good Feelin'
Talk That Talk Oliver Nelson
Stimulation Prestige PR 7203, 1961) -with Freddie McCoy
Gettin' the Message Lem Winchester
Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail Good 'Nuff ] (Prestige PR 7239, 1962) -with Willis Jackson
Look Out! Seldon Powell
Black Coffee Riverside RS 9442, 1962) -with Seldon Powell
Mr. Wonderful Houston Person
Open House! Thad Jones , Seldon Powell
A Little Taste
The Stinger Floyd Smith
Opus De Funk
The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush Byrdie Green
Love Potion #9
Gettin' Up Ebb Tide ] (Prestige PR 7494, 1967) -with Virgil Jones, Houston Person
Soul Flowers
Dirty Grape
Nasty! John Abercrombie , Grady Tate
Soul Talk Rusty Bryant , Bernard Purdie
Black Feeling!
Here It 'Tis
What's Going On Grover Washington Jr.
Breakout CTI KU-01, 1971; reissued on Epic/Legacy in 2002)
Wild Horses Rock Steady
The Prophet
Higher Ground
Gambler's Life UK ] Records in 2001)
Gears Milestone M-9062, 1975; reissued on BGP/Ace in 1992)
Forever Taurus (Milestone M-9068, 1976; reissued on BGP/Ace in 1992)
Storm Warning (Milestone M-9076, 1977)
Don't Let The System Get You (Milestone M-9083, 1978)
LP/CD compilations [ edit ]
The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith (Prestige PR 7705, 1969)
The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers (Prestige PR 7777, 1970)
Talk That Talk (Prestige, 1995) (compilation of Talk That Talk + Gettin' The Message )
That Good Feelin' (Prestige, 1996) (compilation of All Soul + That Good Feelin' )
Legends Of Acid Jazz: Johnny "Hammond" Smith (Prestige, 1996) (compilation of Soul Talk + Black Feeling! )
Black Coffee (Milestone, 1997) (compilation of Black Coffee + Mr. Wonderful )
Legends Of Acid Jazz: Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Soul Flowers (Prestige, 1999) (compilation of Soul Flowers + Dirty Grape )
The Soulful Blues (Prestige, 2000) (compilation of Ebb Tide + Nasty! )
Open House (Milestone, 2001) (compilation of Open House! + A Little Taste )
Good 'Nuff (Prestige, 2003) (compilation of Cooks With Gator Tail + The Stinger )
Opus De Funk (Prestige, 2004) (compilation of Stimulation + Opus De Funk )
As sideman [ edit ]
With Gene Ammons
With Billy Butler
With Chris Columbus
Jazz: Re-Discovering Old Favorites [also released as Summertime ] (Strand, 1962)
With Byrdie Green
The Golden Thrush Strikes at Midnight (Prestige PR 7503, 1966)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Prestige PR 7509, 1967)
Sister Byrdie! (Prestige PR 7574, 1968)
With Oliver Nelson
With Sylvia Syms
References [ edit ]
^ Myers, Marc. "Mrs. Johnny "Hammond" Smith" .
^ "Bio" . JohnnyHammondSmith.com . Retrieved October 7, 2022 .
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