Prestige session · in the studio
September 27, 1967
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
In the room
- Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
- Earl Edwards – tenor sax
Houston Person – tenor sax- Wally Richardson – guitar
- Jimmy Lewis – Fender bass
- John Harris – drums
- Richard Landrum – conga
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | N.Y.P.D. | PR 7549 |
| – | Dirty Apple | PR 7549, PR 7705 |
| – | Days Of Wine And Roses | PR 7549 |
| – | Ode To Billy Joe | PR 7549 |
| – | You'll Never Walk Alone | PR 7549 |
| – | Alfie | PR 7549 |
| – | Tara's Theme | PR 7549 |
| – | Here Comes That Rainy Day | PR 7549 |
| – | I Got A Woman | PR 7549 |
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.
5 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 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Earl Edwards, Houston Person, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7408 | The Stinger | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Earl Edwards, Houston Person, John Harris |
| PR 7777 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet · not on the site yet | Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet | 1965 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Earl Edwards, Houston Person, John Harris | |
 | PR 7494 | Gettin' Up | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, 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, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7503 | The Golden Thrush Strikes! | Byrdie Green | 1966 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Jimmy Lewis, John Harris |
 | PR 7489 | For Once In My Life | Sylvia Syms | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris, Richard Landrum |
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
 | RLP 496 | A Little Taste | Johnny 'Hammond' Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, Houston Person |
 | PR 7482 | Love Potion #9 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 1967 | Johnny Hammond Smith, John Harris |
| PR 7700 | Richard "Groove" Holmes · not on the site yet | Richard "Groove" Holmes | 1967 | Wally Richardson, Jimmy Lewis | |
| PR 7768 | Richard "Groove" Holmes · not on the site yet | Richard "Groove" Holmes | 1967 | Wally Richardson, Jimmy Lewis | |
 | PR 7541 | Natural Soul Natural Woman | Buddy Terry | 1968 | Wally Richardson, Jimmy Lewis |
 | PR 7543 | Soul Power! | Richard "Groove" Holmes | 1968 | Wally Richardson, Jimmy Lewis |