Dirty Grape

1968 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith

Dirty Grape

Studio album by

Johnny "Hammond" Smith

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
| Soul Flowers
(1967)  | Dirty Grape
(1968)  | Nasty!
(1968)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

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All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) - 5:47
2. "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 3:34
3. "Dirty Grape" (Wally Richardson) - 3:05
4. "Animal Farm" - 8:13
5. "Black Strap Molasses" (Richardson) - 3:11
6. "She's Gone Again" - 3:32
7. "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" (Dave Linden, Ben Raleigh) - 3:45
8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 5:30

## Personnel

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* 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

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* Cal Lampley \- producer
* Rudy Van Gelder \- engineer

## References

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1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
2. ^ Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
3. ^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed April 29, 2013.

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Johnny "Hammond" Smith

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

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* All Soul (1959)
* That Good Feelin' (1959)
* Talk That Talk (1960)
* Opus De Funk (1961)
* Stimulation (1961)
* Gettin' the Message (with Lem Winchester, 1961)
* Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (with Willis Jackson, 1960)
* Black Coffee (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
* Look Out! (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
* A Little Taste (1963)
* Mr. Wonderful (1963)
* The Stinger (1965)
* Love Potion #9 (1966)
* The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (with Byrdie Green, 1966)
* Gettin' Up (1967)
* Soul Flowers (1967)
* Dirty Grape (1968)
* Nasty! (1968)
* Black Feeling! (1969)
* Soul Talk (1969)
* Here It 'Tis (1970)
* Breakout (1971)
* What's Going On (1971)
* Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
* The Prophet (1972)
* Higher Ground (1973)
* Gambler's Life (1974)
* Gears (1975)

With
others|

* Angel Eyes (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
* Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
* Night Life (Billy Butler, 1970)
* Taking Care of Business (Oliver Nelson, 1960)
* For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms, 1967)

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