V.A. Legends of Acid Jazz : "Hammond Heros"
V.A. Legends of Acid Jazz : "Hammond Heros"
Label Prestige Record (1998) | MP3 320 kbps CBR | Time: 71:11 | Size: 162
Style: Jazz/Soul Jazz/hard Bop/Bop/Jump Blues
Legends of Acid Jazz-Hammond Heroes offers few advantages more than a gathering of solid soul-jazz tunes. It is, however, a decent (if not essential) collection of "Hammond heroes." But nearly every track here actually pre-dates what has come to be considered "acid jazz." If Prestige were to tap the Hammond heroes of its acid jazz period, you'd see names like Leon Spencer, Charles Kynard, Bill Mason or Sonny Phillips and later offerings by Groove Holmes or Johnny "Hammond" Smith.
Nomenclature aside, this 72-minute disc does offer swinging soul jazz by some of the genre's more memorable B-3 wizards: Jack McDuff (in three appearances here), Shirley Scott, Larry Young and Don Patterson. Two welcome inclusions are the otherwise unavailable "One Track Mind," a 1966 track by Freddie Roach, and "Take Five," a 1967 recording by Trudy Pitts (with Pat Martino). Better suited to a sock hop than a rave, Legends of Acid Jazz-Hammond Heroes will appeal more to curious listeners than real B-3 fans.
Tracklisting & Personnel:
1. WILLIS JACKSON · PLEASE MR. JACKSON
2. SHIRLEY SCOTT · TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
3. ARNETT COBB · SMOOTH SAILING
4. JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH · STICKS AND STONES
5. JIMMY FORREST, LARRY YOUNG · REMEMBER
6. ESMOND EDWARDS, GENE AMMONS, JOE NEWMAN, RUDY VAN GELDER, JACK MCDUFF, WENDELL MARSHALL, WALTER PERKINS,
7. RED HOLLOWAY · CRIB THEME
8. BROTHER JACK MCDUFF · ROCK CANDY
9. CARL WILSON, WILLIS JACKSON · POOL SHARK
10. DON PATTERSON · DONALD DUCK
11. RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES · MISTY
12. FREDDIE ROACH · ONE TRACK MIND
13. TRUDY PITTS · TAKE FIVE
1. WILLIS JACKSON · PLEASE MR. JACKSON
2. SHIRLEY SCOTT · TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
3. ARNETT COBB · SMOOTH SAILING
4. JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH · STICKS AND STONES
5. JIMMY FORREST, LARRY YOUNG · REMEMBER
6. ESMOND EDWARDS, GENE AMMONS, JOE NEWMAN, RUDY VAN GELDER, JACK MCDUFF, WENDELL MARSHALL, WALTER PERKINS,
7. RED HOLLOWAY · CRIB THEME
8. BROTHER JACK MCDUFF · ROCK CANDY
9. CARL WILSON, WILLIS JACKSON · POOL SHARK
10. DON PATTERSON · DONALD DUCK
11. RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES · MISTY
12. FREDDIE ROACH · ONE TRACK MIND
13. TRUDY PITTS · TAKE FIVE
1 Willis Jackson Quintet Featuring Jack McDuff Please Mr. Jackson (5:45)
Bass - Tommy Potter
Drums - Alvin Johnson
Guitar - Bill Jennings
Organ - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor] - Willis Jackson
Written-By - Bill Jennings , Jack McDuff, Willis Jackson
2 Shirley Scott Takin' Care Of Business (3:34)
Bass - George Duvivier
Drums - Arthur Edgehill
Organ [Hammond], Written-by - Shirley Scott
3 Arnett Cobb Featuring Austin Mitchell Smooth Sailing (5:01)
Bass - George Duvivier
Drums - Osie Johnson
Organ - Austin Mitchell
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Arnett Cobb
Trombone - Buster Cooper
4 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Sticks And Stones (4:28)
Drums - Leo Stevens
Guitar - Eddie McFadden
Organ [Hammond] - Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Vibraphone - Freddy McCoy
Written-By - Henry Glover , Titus Turner
5 Jimmy Forrest Featuring Larry Young Remember (5:27)
Drums - Jimmy Smith
Guitar - Thornel Schwartz
Organ [Hammond] - Larry Young
Saxophone [Tenor] - Jimmy Forrest
Written-By - Irving Berlin
6 Gene Ammons Featuring Jack McDuff Twistin' The Jug (4:38)
Bass - Wendell Marshall
Congas - Ray Barretto
Drums - Walter Perkins
Organ - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Gene Ammons
Trumpet - Joe Newman
7 Red Holloway Featuring John Patton Crib Theme (10:12)
Bass - Leonard Gaskin
Drums - Herbie Lovelle
Guitar - Eric Gale
Organ - John Patton
Saxophone [Tenor] - Red Holloway
Trumpet - Paul Serano
Written-By - Ozzie Cadena
8 Jack McDuff Rock Candy (6:09)
Drums - Joe Dukes
Guitar - George Benson
Organ, Written-By - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor] - Red Holloway
9 Willis Jackson Featuring Carl Wilson Pool Shark (3:54)
Bass - Sam Jones
Drums - Joe Hadrick
Guitar - Pat Martino
Organ - Carl Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Willis Jackson
Trumpet - Frank Robinson
10 Don Patterson Donald Duck (5:48)
Drums - Billy James
Organ, Written-By - Don Patterson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Booker Ervin
11 Richard "Groove" Holmes Misty (6:03)
Drums - Jimmie Smith
Guitar - Gene Edwards
Organ - Richard "Groove" Holmes
Written-By - Erroll Garner
12 Freddie Roach One Track Mind (5:43)
Drums - Jackie Mills
Guitar - Vinnie Corrao
Organ, Written-By - Freddie Roach
Saxophone [Tenor] - Edlin "Buddy" Terry
13 Trudy Pitts Take Five (4:29)
Congas - Abdu Johnson
Drums - Bill Carney
Guitar - Pat Martino
Organ, Vocals - Trudy Pitts
Written-By - Paul Desmond
Bass - Tommy Potter
Drums - Alvin Johnson
Guitar - Bill Jennings
Organ - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor] - Willis Jackson
Written-By - Bill Jennings , Jack McDuff, Willis Jackson
2 Shirley Scott Takin' Care Of Business (3:34)
Bass - George Duvivier
Drums - Arthur Edgehill
Organ [Hammond], Written-by - Shirley Scott
3 Arnett Cobb Featuring Austin Mitchell Smooth Sailing (5:01)
Bass - George Duvivier
Drums - Osie Johnson
Organ - Austin Mitchell
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Arnett Cobb
Trombone - Buster Cooper
4 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Sticks And Stones (4:28)
Drums - Leo Stevens
Guitar - Eddie McFadden
Organ [Hammond] - Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Vibraphone - Freddy McCoy
Written-By - Henry Glover , Titus Turner
5 Jimmy Forrest Featuring Larry Young Remember (5:27)
Drums - Jimmy Smith
Guitar - Thornel Schwartz
Organ [Hammond] - Larry Young
Saxophone [Tenor] - Jimmy Forrest
Written-By - Irving Berlin
6 Gene Ammons Featuring Jack McDuff Twistin' The Jug (4:38)
Bass - Wendell Marshall
Congas - Ray Barretto
Drums - Walter Perkins
Organ - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Gene Ammons
Trumpet - Joe Newman
7 Red Holloway Featuring John Patton Crib Theme (10:12)
Bass - Leonard Gaskin
Drums - Herbie Lovelle
Guitar - Eric Gale
Organ - John Patton
Saxophone [Tenor] - Red Holloway
Trumpet - Paul Serano
Written-By - Ozzie Cadena
8 Jack McDuff Rock Candy (6:09)
Drums - Joe Dukes
Guitar - George Benson
Organ, Written-By - Jack McDuff
Saxophone [Tenor] - Red Holloway
9 Willis Jackson Featuring Carl Wilson Pool Shark (3:54)
Bass - Sam Jones
Drums - Joe Hadrick
Guitar - Pat Martino
Organ - Carl Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Willis Jackson
Trumpet - Frank Robinson
10 Don Patterson Donald Duck (5:48)
Drums - Billy James
Organ, Written-By - Don Patterson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Booker Ervin
11 Richard "Groove" Holmes Misty (6:03)
Drums - Jimmie Smith
Guitar - Gene Edwards
Organ - Richard "Groove" Holmes
Written-By - Erroll Garner
12 Freddie Roach One Track Mind (5:43)
Drums - Jackie Mills
Guitar - Vinnie Corrao
Organ, Written-By - Freddie Roach
Saxophone [Tenor] - Edlin "Buddy" Terry
13 Trudy Pitts Take Five (4:29)
Congas - Abdu Johnson
Drums - Bill Carney
Guitar - Pat Martino
Organ, Vocals - Trudy Pitts
Written-By - Paul Desmond