Dirty Grape
| Dirty Grape | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | January 31, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:47 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7564 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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Dirty Grape is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1968.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "pleasant but moderately by-numbers set of late 1960s soul-jazz".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted
- "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) - 5:47
- "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 3:34
- "Dirty Grape" (Wally Richardson) - 3:05
- "Animal Farm" - 8:13
- "Black Strap Molasses" (Richardson) - 3:11
- "She's Gone Again" - 3:32
- "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" (Dave Linden, Ben Raleigh) - 3:45
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 5:30
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
- Earl Edwards, Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Wally Richardson - guitar
- Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
- John Harris - drums
- Richie "Pablo" Landrum - congas
Production
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
- ^ Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed April 29, 2013.