The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush
1966 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith with Byrdie Green
The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith with Byrdie Green | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | January 4, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:56 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7464 | |||
Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith with vocalist Byrdie Green recorded for the Prestige label in 1966.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated
- "The Golden Thrush" – 3:20
- "They Call It Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:37
- "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 5:24
- "On a Clear Day" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) – 4:23
- "Oriole" – 3:55
- "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 3:22
- "Blue Jay" – 5:20
- "How I Lost My Love" (Hank Snow) – 5:35
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Byrdie Green – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
- Otis Sutton – alto saxophone
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Leo Stevens – drums
Production
- Cal Lampley – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- v
- t
- e
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)