Johnny "Hammond" Smith
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith (born John Robert Smith) was an American jazz organist born in Louisville, Kentucky on December 16, 1933 and who died on June 4, 1997. Smith was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ, thus earning "Hammond" as a nickname. Smith recorded a series of albums on the well-regarded CTI Records (Creed Taylor) jazz record label. Hammond's song "Shifting Gears" was featured on the breakbeat compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats".
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- Imagination , Warwick (1959)
- All Soul , New Jazz (1959)
- That Good Feelin' , New Jazz (1959)
- Gettin' the Message , Prestige (1960)
- Talk That Talk , New Jazz (1960)
- Stimulation , Prestige (1961)
- Opus De Funk , Prestige (1961)
- Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail , Prestige (1962)
- Look Out! , New Jazz (1962)
- Black Coffee , Riverside (1963)
- Mr. Wonderful , Riverside (1963)
- A Little Taste , Riverside (1963)
- Open House , Riverside (1963)
- The Stinger , Prestige (1965)
- The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush , Prestige (1966)
- Love Potion #9 , Prestige (1966)
- Ebb Tide , Prestige (1967)
- Gettin' Up , Prestige (1967)
- Soul Flowers , Prestige (1967)
- Dirty Grape , Prestige (1968)
- Nasty , Prestige (1968)
- Black Feeling! , Prestige (1969)
- Soul Talk , Prestige (1969)
- Here It Is , Prestige (1970)
- The Best of Johnny Hammond Smith , Prestige (1970)
- The Best of Johnny Hammond Smith For Lovers , Prestige (1970)
- Breakout , Kudu (1971)
- I'll Be There , Prestige (1971)
- What's Going On , Prestige (1971)
- Wild Horses Rock Steady , Kudu (1971)
- The Prophet , Kudu (1973)
- Higher Ground , Kudu (1974)
- Gambler's Life , Salvation (1974)
- Gears , Milestone (1975)
- Forever Taurus , Milestone (1976)
- Don't Let the System Get to You , Milestone (1978)
- Storm Warning , Milestone (1977)
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