Dirty Grape
1968 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Dirty Grape | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | January 31, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:47 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7564 | |||
Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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Dirty Grape is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1968.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "pleasant but moderately by-numbers set of late 1960s soul-jazz".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted
- "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) - 5:47
- "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 3:34
- "Dirty Grape" (Wally Richardson) - 3:05
- "Animal Farm" - 8:13
- "Black Strap Molasses" (Richardson) - 3:11
- "She's Gone Again" - 3:32
- "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" (Dave Linden, Ben Raleigh) - 3:45
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 5:30
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
- Earl Edwards, Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Wally Richardson - guitar
- Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
- John Harris - drums
- Richie "Pablo" Landrum - congas
Production
References
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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)