Gambler's Life

Gambler's Life
Studio album by Johnny Hammond
Released	1974
Recorded	June 1974
Studio	The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz Funk
Length	51:29
Label	CTI
Producer	Larry Mizell
Johnny Hammond chronology
Higher Ground (1973) Gambler's Life (1974) Gears (1975)

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Gambler's Life is an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond. It was released in 1974 and produced by Larry Mizell.

Track listing[]

1. Gambler's Life 5:45 (Larry Mizell)
2. Rhodesian Thoroughfare 6:06 (Chuck Davis, Sigidi Abdallah)
3. This Year's Dream 6:19 (Johnny Hammond)
4. Star Borne 7:51 (L. Mizell)
5. Back To The Projects 5:36 (L. Mizell)
6. Yesterday Was Cool 6:50 (L. Mizell, William Jordan)
7. Virgo Lady 6:41 (Hammond)
8. Call On Me 4:30 (Fonce Mizell, L. Mizell)

Personnel[]

• Johnny Hammond - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
• Larry Mizell - Keyboards (Solina), Backing Vocals
• Fonce Mizell - Clavinet, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
• Jerry Peters - Piano
• Harvey Mason, Fritz Wise - Drums
• Henry Franklin, Tony Dumas - Bass
• John Rowin, Mel Bolton, Melvin Ragin - Guitar
• King Errisson - Congas
• Al Hall - Trombone
• Carl Randell, Jr - Saxophone
• Stephanie Spruill - Percussion, Vocals
• Freddie Perren, Backing Vocals

Production^[2][]

• Arranged by Johnny Hammond (tracks 3 and 8) and the Mizell brothers (all others)
• Produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell for Sky High Productions, Inc.
• Recording Engineers: David Hassinger; assisted by John Mills and Val Garay
• Mixed by David Hassinger
• Mastered by Arnie Acosta
• Tracks 3 and 7 published by Char-Liz Music. Track 8 published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. All others published by Alruby Music, Inc.

References[]

External links[]

• Johnny Hammond-Gambler's Life at Discogs