Prestige session · in the studio
April 20, 1967
Byrdie Green
In the room
- Byrdie Green – vocal
Houston Person – tenor sax- Thornel Schwartz – guitar
Ralph Jones – arranger- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | See See Rider | PR 7509 |
| – | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | PR 7509 |
| – | Yesterdays Kisses | PR 7509 |
| – | The Poor Side Of Town | PR 7509 |
| – | I've Been Lonely Too Long | PR 7509 |
| – | I Had A Man | PR 7509 |
| – | Hold On To Him | PR 7509 |
| – | Cry Me A River | PR 7509 |
| – | This Bitter Earth | PR 7509 |
| – | People | PR 7509 |
10 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.
6 of them 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, Houston Person, Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
5 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7777 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet | 1959 | Byrdie Green, Houston Person, Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| PR 7494 | Gettin' Up | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Houston Person, Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7503 | The Golden Thrush Strikes! | Byrdie Green | 1966 | Byrdie Green, Johnny Hammond Smith, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris | |
| PR 7549 | Soul Flowers | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1968 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris | |
| PR 7464 | The Stinger Meets The Golden Thrush | Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green | 1966 | Byrdie Green, Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith | |
| PR 7489 | For Once In My Life | Sylvia Syms | 1967 | Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJLP 8221 | All Soul | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1959 | Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith | |
| NJLP 8229 | That Good Feelin' | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1960 | Thornel Schwartz, Johnny Hammond Smith | |
| RLP 466 | Mr. Wonderful | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet | 1963 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith | |
| RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Houston Person, Johnny Hammond Smith | |
| PR 7482 | Love Potion #9 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
