Prestige session · in the studio
January 4, 1966
Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green
In the room
- Byrdie Green – vocal
- Otis Sutton – alto sax
Houston Person – tenor sax- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
- Leo Stevens – drums
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Golden Thrush | PR 7464, PR 7705 |
| – | Stormy Monday Blues | PR 7464 |
| – | Broadway | PR 7464 |
| – | On A Clear Day | PR 7464, PR 7777 |
| – | Oriole | PR 7464 |
| – | If I Ruled The World | PR 7464 |
| – | Blue Jay | PR 7464 |
| – | How I Lost My Love | PR 7464 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7777 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet | 1959 | Houston Person, Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens | |
| PR 7705 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1961 | Houston Person, Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens | |
 | RLP 466 | Mr. Wonderful | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet | 1963 | Houston Person, Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7203 | Stimulation | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1961 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | PRLP 7239 | Johnny "Hammond" Cooks With Gator Tail | Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson | 1962 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | RLP 442 | Black Coffee | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Trio Plus Seldon Powell | 1963 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | RLP 482 | Open House! | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1966 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | PR 7420 | Opus De Funk | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1966 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | PR 7509 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Byrdie Green | 1967 | Byrdie Green, Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith |
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NJLP 8221 | All Soul | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1959 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | NJLP 8229 | That Good Feelin' | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1960 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Leo Stevens |
 | PRLP 7217 | Gettin' The Message | Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Lem Winchester | 1961 | Eddie McFadden, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | PR 7503 | The Golden Thrush Strikes! | Byrdie Green | 1966 | Byrdie Green, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | PR 7494 | Gettin' Up | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | PR 7549 | Soul Flowers | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1968 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith |