Talk That Talk (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)

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Talk That Talk
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Studio album by
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released1960
RecordedApril 22, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
LabelNew Jazz
NJ 8243
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
That Good Feelin'
(1959) 		Talk That Talk
(1960) 		Gettin' the Message
(1960)

Talk That Talk is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the New Jazz label in 1960.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Smith's playing on this album is low-key almost to the point of being conservative, deeply soulful without resorting to what would soon become tired funk clichés".[3]

Track listing[]

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

  1. "Talk That Talk" – 5:12
  2. "An Affair to Remember" – 2:35
  3. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 5:22
  4. "Minors Allowed" – 5:47
  5. "Rip Tide" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:48
  6. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 4:01
  7. "Bennie's Diggin'" – 4:59
  8. "A Portrait of Jennie" (Russell Robinson, Gordon Burdge) – 2:23
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22, 1960

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 23, 2013
  2. ^ Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 23, 2013
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mason, S. AllMusic listing accessed April 23, 2013.


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