Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail

Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson
Released	1962
Recorded	June 12, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige; PR 7239
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Willis Jackson chronology

Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and saxophonist Willis Jackson recorded for the Prestige label in 1962.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger awarded the album 3 stars and stating "This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies".^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.

"Good 'Nuff"
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional)
"Sonja's Dreamland"
"Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez)
" Y'all" (Willis Jackson)
"Neck Bones"
"Delicious"

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 19, 2013.

[1] Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013.

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 19, 2013.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As 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)
With 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)