Sunday 6 September 2009

Johnny “Hammond” Smith/Seldon Powell ”Black Coffee”

Johnny “Hammond” Smith/Seldon Powell

Black Coffee
(Live)
( LP Riverside Records, 1962 )
Catalog # RLP 442
** Also part of Milestone M 47072, MCD 47072-2

Tracklisting:
1. Black Coffee
2. Monterey Theme
3. I Remember Clifford
4. Far Away Places
5. Rufus Toofus
6. Body And Soul
7. He’s A Real Gone Guy

Personnel & Credits:
Seldon Powell (ts -1,3,5/7)
Johnny “Hammond” Smith (org)
Eddie McFadden (g)
Leo Stevens (d)
Recorded at “Monterey Club”,
New Haven, CT, November 8, 1962

Review:
Two of organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith’s earliest gems (Black Coffee and Mr. Wonderful) are reissued in full on a single CD, Black Coffee. Although influenced by Jimmy Smith, this particular organist was also a strong grooving player, able to play both blues and more complicated chord changes. He is showcased with a quartet that includes tenor saxophonist Seldon Powell and guitarist Eddie McFadden, and in a quintet with McFadden, tenor man Houston Person and trumpeter Sonny Williams; in both cases Leo Stevens is on drums. The material (with eight colorful originals including “I Remember Clifford,” “Body and Soul,” and “He’s a Real Gone Guy” among the 15 numbers) has a fair amount of variety, and Johnny “Hammond” Smith is heard at his best throughout this reissue.
By Scott Yanow (AMG)

Note: Thanks to Heup for the help!

By Pier

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