Prestige session · in the studio

April 22, 1960

Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet With Guest: Oliver Nelson

In the room

Oliver Nelson – tenor sax
Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
George Tucker – bass
Art Taylor – drums · as Arthur Taylor
Ray Barretto – conga

The takes

What the numbers mean

918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
2173	Minors Allowed	NJLP 8241
2174	A Portrait Of Jennie	NJLP 8241, PR 7777
2175	Rip Tide	NJLP 8241
2176	Bennie's Diggin'	NJLP 8241
2177	An Affair To Remember	NJLP 8241, PR 7777
2178	The End Of A Love Affair	NJLP 8241
2179	Talk That Talk	NJLP 8241
2180	Misty	NJLP 8241

8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Johnny "Hammond" Smith – Talk That Talk (New Jazz NJLP 8241)

NJLP 8241 · 1960Talk That TalkJohnny "Hammond" Smith

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PR 7320	Velvet Soul	Gene Ammons	1964	Oliver Nelson, Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto

3 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7708	Gene Ammons Quintet · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons Quintet	1960	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
NJLP 8233	Taking Care Of Business	Oliver Nelson	1960	Oliver Nelson, Johnny Hammond Smith, George Tucker
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Oliver Nelson, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
RLP 482	Open House!	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1966	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto

2 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 7139	Manteca	The Red Garland Trio Plus Ray Barreto, Conga	1958	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7146	Blue Gene	Gene Ammons	1958	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
BLP 4004	Holiday For Skins Volume 1	Art Blakey	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
BLP 4005	Holiday For Skins Volume 2	Art Blakey	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7165	Party Time	Arnett Cobb	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7711	Arnett Cobb Quintet · not on the site yet	Arnett Cobb Quintet	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7777	Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet · not on the site yet	Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet	1959	Johnny Hammond Smith, George Tucker
NJLP 8221	All Soul	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1959	Johnny Hammond Smith, George Tucker
PRLP 7180	Boss Tenor	Gene Ammons	1960	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
NJLP 8224	Meet Oliver Nelson	Oliver Nelson Quintet With Kenny Dorham & Ray Bryant	1960	Oliver Nelson, Art Taylor
NJLP 8229	That Good Feelin'	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1960	Johnny Hammond Smith, George Tucker
NJLP 8239	Lem's Beat	Lem Winchester Sextet	1960	Oliver Nelson, Art Taylor
JLP 54	Bottom Groove	Wild Bill Moore Quintet	1961	Johnny Hammond Smith, Ray Barretto
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7208	Up Tight!	Gene Ammons	1961	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
BLP 4062	Headin' South	Horace Parlan	1962	George Tucker, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7231	Southern Comfort	Frank Wess	1962	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7236	Main Stem	Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman	1962	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7244	Stitt Meets Brother Jack	Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7701	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7769	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7275	Soul Summit Vol. 2	Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff	1963	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7276	Can't See For Lookin'	Red Garland	1963	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7287	Late Hour Special	Gene Ammons	1964	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PR 7306	Biggest Soul Hits	Gene Ammons	1964	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7369	Angel Eyes	Gene Ammons	1965	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor
PR 7376	Blue Seven	Shirley Scott With Oliver Nelson And Joe Newman	1965	Oliver Nelson, George Tucker
PR 7445	Boss Soul!	Gene Ammons	1966	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Oliver Nelson, Ray Barretto
PR 7440	Now's The Time	Shirley Scott	1967	Oliver Nelson, George Tucker