The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush
| The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7464 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith with vocalist Byrdie Green recorded for the Prestige label in 1966.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated
- "The Golden Thrush" – 3:20
- "They Call It Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:37
- "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 5:24
- "On a Clear Day" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) – 4:23
- "Oriole" – 3:55
- "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 3:22
- "Blue Jay" – 5:20
- "How I Lost My Love" (Hank Snow) – 5:35
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Byrdie Green – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
- Otis Sutton – alto saxophone
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Leo Stevens – drums
Production
[edit]- Cal Lampley – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
- ^ Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed April 29, 2013.
