What's Going On (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)
| What's Going On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 12 and July, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10015 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
| Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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What's Going On is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) - 9:45
- "Smokin' Cool" - 6:53
- "L and J" (James Clark) - 5:45
- "I'll Be There" (Hal Davis, Willie Hutch, Berry Gordy, Bob West) - 5:20
- "Between the Sheets" - 9:49
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
- Robert Prado, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
- Richard Landry - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Babe Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- James Clark (tracks 1-3 & 5), Ted Dunbar (track 4) - guitar
- Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
- Eddie Gee - drums
- Unnamed string section (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Bill Fischer - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
Production
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 30, 2013
- ^ Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 30, 2013
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed April 30, 2013.