Prestige session · in the studio
September 28, 1966
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
In the room
- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Gene Walker – tenor sax
- Eddie Diehl – guitar
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Love Potion #9 | PR 7482, PR 7705 |
| – | A Taste Of Honey | PR 7482 |
| – | The Impossible Dream | PR 7482 |
| – | Blues On Sunday | PR 7482 |
| – | Sunny | PR 7482 |
| – | The Shadow Of Your Smile | PR 7482 |
| – | Kimberly's Delight | PR 7482 |
| – | Up Comes Monday | PR 7482 |
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.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7503 | The Golden Thrush Strikes! | Byrdie Green | 1966 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, Gene Walker, Eddie Diehl, John Harris |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7705 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, John Harris | |
| PR 7494 | Gettin' Up | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, John Harris |
2 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| PR 7777 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones | |
| PR 7489 | For Once In My Life | Sylvia Syms | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| PR 7509 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Byrdie Green | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| PR 7549 | Soul Flowers | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1968 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
