Prestige session · in the studio
July 6, 1966
Byrdie Green
In the room
- Byrdie Green – vocal
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Gene Walker – tenor sax
- Eddie Diehl – guitar
- Jimmy Lewis – bass guitar
- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ, arranger, conductor
- John Harris – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | In The Dark | PR 7503 |
| – | Goin' Out Of My Head | PR 7503 |
| – | Hurt | PR 7503 |
| – | Gin House Blues | PR 7503 |
| – | How Long Blues | PR 7503 |
| – | Falling In Love With Love | PR 7503 |
| – | The Shadow Of Your Smile | PR 7503 |
| – | Hurt So Bad | PR 7503 |
| – | Somebody Groovy | PR 7503 |
9 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.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7705 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1965 | Byrdie Green, Virgil Jones, Gene Walker, Eddie Diehl, Jimmy Lewis, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7482 | Love Potion #9 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Virgil Jones, Gene Walker, Eddie Diehl, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7494 | Gettin' Up | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Virgil Jones, Jimmy Lewis, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
 | PR 7509 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Byrdie Green | 1967 | Byrdie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7777 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1965 | Byrdie Green, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
 | PR 7549 | Soul Flowers | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1968 | Jimmy Lewis, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
 | PR 7464 | The Stinger Meets The Golden Thrush | Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green | 1966 | Byrdie Green, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Virgil Jones, Johnny Hammond Smith |
 | PR 7489 | For Once In My Life | Sylvia Syms | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |