Prestige session · in the studio
March 3, 1967
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Sextet
In the room
- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
Houston Person – tenor sax- Thornel Schwartz – guitar
- Jimmy Lewis – Fender bass
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Sin-In | PR 7494 |
| – | Stand By Me | PR 7494 |
| – | Knock On Wood | PR 7494 |
| – | The Soulful Blues | PR 7494 |
| – | Ebb Tide | PR 7494, PR 7705 |
| – | Summertime | PR 7494 |
| – | Gettin' Up | PR 7494 |
| – | The "In" Crowd | PR 7494 |
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.
5 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, Houston Person, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris | |
| PR 7509 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Byrdie Green | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person, Thornel Schwartz, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
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 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person, Thornel Schwartz, John Harris | |
| PR 7503 | The Golden Thrush Strikes! | Byrdie Green | 1966 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris | |
| PR 7549 | Soul Flowers | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1968 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person, John Harris | |
| RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, Houston Person | |
| PR 7482 | Love Potion #9 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Virgil Jones, John Harris | |
| PR 7489 | For Once In My Life | Sylvia Syms | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Thornel Schwartz, John Harris |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJLP 8221 | All Soul | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1959 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Thornel Schwartz | |
| NJLP 8229 | That Good Feelin' | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1960 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Thornel Schwartz | |
| RLP 466 | Mr. Wonderful | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet | 1963 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person | |
| PR 7464 | The Stinger Meets The Golden Thrush | Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green | 1966 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person |
