Black Coffee (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)

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Black Coffee
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Live album by
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released1963
RecordedNovember 8, 1962
The Monterey Club, New Haven, Connecticut
GenreJazz
LabelRiverside
RLP 442
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Look Out!
(1962) 		Black Coffee
(1963) 		Mr. Wonderful
(1963)

Black Coffee is a live album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Although influenced by Jimmy Smith, this particular organist was also a strong grooving player, able to play both blues and more complicated chord changes... Johnny "Hammond" Smith is heard at his best throughout".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

  1. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:19
  2. "Monterey Theme" - 3:03
  3. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:15
  4. "Far Away Places" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 7:14
  5. "Rufus Toofus" - 7:06
  6. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:20
  7. "He's a Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) - 5:38

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012


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