Johnny "Hammond" Smith Discography
1959 (age 26)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Leo Stevens, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 11, 1959
| 1846 | The Masquerade Is Over | New Jazz 45-502, NJLP 8221 |
| 1847 | Pennies From Heaven | New Jazz NJLP 8221 |
| 1848 | All Soul | New Jazz 45-502, NJLP 8221; Prestige PRST 7777 |
| 1849 | Goin' Places | New Jazz NJLP 8221 |
| 1850 | Sweet Cookies | New Jazz 45-501, NJLP 8221 |
| 1851 | Easy Like | New Jazz NJLP 8221 |
| 1852 | Secret Love | New Jazz 45-501, NJLP 8221 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8221 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - All Soul 1959
= Prestige PRCD-24164-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - That Good Feelin' 1996
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* New Jazz 45-502 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - All Soul / The Masquerade Is Over 1959
= Prestige 45-164 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Masquerade Is Over / All Soul 1960
* New Jazz 45-501 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Sweet Cookies / Secret Love 1959
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1959
| 1903 | Autumn Leaves | New Jazz NJLP 8229 |
| 1904 | My Funny Valentine | - |
| 1905 | Bye, Bye Blackbird | New Jazz NJLP 8229; Prestige PRST 7777 |
| 1906 | I'll Remember April | New Jazz 45-509, NJLP 8229 |
| 1907 | Puddin' | New Jazz NJLP 8229 |
| 1908 | Billie's Bounce | - |
| 1909 | That Good Feelin' | New Jazz 45-509, NJLP 8229 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8229 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - That Good Feelin' 1960
= Prestige PRCD-24164-2 - 1996
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* New Jazz 45-509 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - I'll Remember April / That Good Feelin' 1960
1960
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet With Guest: Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson, tenor sax #1,3,4; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; George Tucker, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 22, 1960
| 1. 2173 | Minors Allowed | New Jazz NJLP 8241 |
| 2. 2174 | A Portrait Of Jennie | New Jazz NJLP 8241; Moodsville MVLP 37; Prestige PRST 7777 |
| 3. 2175 | Rip Tide | New Jazz NJLP 8241 |
| 4. 2176 | Bennie's Diggin' | - |
| 5. 2177 | An Affair To Remember | New Jazz NJLP 8241; Prestige PRST 7777 |
| 6. 2178 | The End Of A Love Affair | Prestige 45-193; New Jazz NJLP 8241 |
| 7. 2179 | Talk That Talk | New Jazz NJLP 8241 |
| 8. 2180 | Misty | - |
* New Jazz NJLP 8241 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Talk That Talk 1960
= Prestige PRCD-24151-2 - 1995
* Moodsville MVLP 37, MVST 37 Various Artists - Lusty Moods Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen 1963
= Status ST 8319 - 1965
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* Prestige 45-193 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The End Of A Love Affair / Sticks An' Stones 1961
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet With Lem Winchester
Lem Winchester, vibes; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Hammond organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bill Erskine, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 14, 1960
| 2606 | Dementia | Prestige PRLP 7217 |
| 2607 | Princess | - |
| 2608 | Gettin' The Message | - |
| 2609 | Swanee River | Prestige 45-209, PRLP 7217 |
| 2610 | Just Say So Long | Prestige PRLP 7217 |
| 2611 | Lid Flippin' | Prestige PRLP 7217; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1816-2 |
* Prestige PRLP 7217, PRST 7217 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Lem Winchester - Gettin' The Message 1961
= Prestige PRCD-24151-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Talk That Talk 1995
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1816-2 Lem Winchester - Another Opus 1992
* Prestige 45-209 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Swanee River Parts 1 & 2 1961
1961
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Freddy McCoy, vibes; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Hammond organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Leo Stevens, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 14, 1961
| 2865 | Spring Is Here | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 2866 | Autumn Leaves | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 2867 | Opus De Funk | Prestige 45-407, PR 7420 |
| 2868 | Almost Like Being In Love | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 2869 | Ribs An' Chips | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 2870 | Cry Me A River | - |
| 2871 | Invitation | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7203 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Stimulation 1961
= Prestige PRST 7786 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Freddie McCoy - Stimulation! 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24291-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk 2004
* Prestige PR 7420, PRST 7420 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk 1966
= Prestige PRCD-24291-2 - 2004
* Prestige 45-407 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk / Sad Eyes 1966
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1961
| 3029 | Sad Eyes | Prestige 45-407, PR 7420, PRST 7777 |
| 3030 | Shirley's Theme | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 3031 | If Someone Had Told Me | - |
| 3032 | Que Pasa? | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 3033 | Gone With The Wind | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 3034 | Stimulation | Prestige PRLP 7203, PRST 7705 |
| 3035 | Sticks An' Stones | Prestige 45-193, PRLP 7203 |
| 3036 | Because You Left Me | Prestige PRLP 7203, PRST 7777 |
* Prestige PR 7420, PRST 7420 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk 1966
= Prestige PRCD-24291-2 - 2004
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* Prestige PRLP 7203 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Stimulation 1961
= Prestige PRST 7786 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Freddie McCoy - Stimulation! 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24291-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk 2004
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige 45-407 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk / Sad Eyes 1966
* Prestige 45-193 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The End Of A Love Affair / Sticks An' Stones 1961
1962
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet With Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Clement Wells, vibes; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Leo Stevens, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 22, 1962
| 3353 | Upset | Prestige PR 16005 |
| 3354 | Soul Grits | - |
| 3355 | Let Everybody Say Amen | - |
| 3356 | There'll Never Be A Love | - |
| 3357 | Que Sera Baby | - |
| 3358 | Clemente | - |
| 3359 | I'm Glad There Is You | - |
* Prestige PR 16005 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Seldon Powell - Look Out! not released
= New Jazz NJLP 8288 - 1964
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet With Willis Jackson
Willis Jackson, tenor sax #1-6; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Leo Stevens, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1962
| 1. 3538 | Sonja's Dreamland | Prestige PRLP 7239 |
| 2. 3539 | Delicious | - |
| 3. 3540 | Besame Mucho | - |
| 4. 3541 | Neckbones | - |
| 5. 3542 | Good 'Nuff | Prestige PRLP 7239, PRST 7705 |
| 6. 3543 | Y'All | Prestige PRLP 7239 |
| 7. 3544 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7239, PRST 7239 Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson - Johnny "Hammond" Cooks With Gator Tail 1962
= Prestige PRST 7846 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Willis Jackson - Good 'Nuff 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24282-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Good 'Nuff 2003
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Trio Plus Seldon Powell
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Leo Stevens, drums; plus Selden Powell, tenor sax #1,3,5-7.
Monterey Club, New Haven, CT, November 8, 1962
| 1. | Black Coffee | Riverside RF-45480, RM 442 |
| 2. | Monterey Theme | - |
| 3. | I Remember Clifford | Riverside RM 442 |
| 4. | Far Away Places | - |
| 5. | Rufus Toofus | - |
| 6. | Body And Soul | - |
| 7. | He's A Real Gone Guy | - |
* Riverside RM 442, RS 9442 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Trio Plus Seldon Powell - Black Coffee 1963
= Milestone MCD-47072-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Black Coffee 1997
* Riverside RF-45480 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Black Coffee / Monterey Theme 1963
1963 (age 30)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet
Sonny Williams, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar #1,4,7,8; Leo Stevens, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, 1963
| 1. | Blues For De-De | Riverside RM 466 |
| 2. | Mr. Wonderful | - |
| 3. | Cyra | - |
| 4. | Lambert's Lodge | - |
| 5. | Love Letters | - |
| 6. | Blues On Sunday | - |
| 7. | Departure | - |
| 8. | Opus 2 | - |
* Riverside RM 466, RS 9466 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet - Mr. Wonderful 1963
= Milestone MCD-47072-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Black Coffee 1997
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Septet And Sextet
Thad Jones, cornet, trumpet; Seldon Powell, tenor sax, flute; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Leo Stevens, drums #1-4,6,7; Art Taylor, drums #5; Ray Barretto, congas #1-4,6,7.
NYC, 1963
| 1. | Open House | Riverside RF-4581, RM 482 |
| 2. | Cyra | Riverside RM 482 |
| 3. | I Remember You | - |
| 4. | Cleopatra | - |
| 5. | Blues For DeDe | - |
| 6. | Why Was I Born | - |
| 7. | I Love You | - |
* Riverside RM 482, RS 9482 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Open House! 1966
= Milestone MCD-47089-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Open House 2001
* Riverside RF-4581 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Open House Parts I & II 1966
Johnny 'Hammond' Smith Quartet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Luis Taylor, drums.
NYC, 1963
| Nica's Dream | Riverside RM 496 | |
| Cleopatra And The African Knight | - | |
| Benny's Diggin' | - | |
| Brake Through | - | |
| Eloise | - | |
| A Little Taste | - | |
| Twixt The Sheets | - |
* Riverside RM 496, RS 9496 Johnny 'Hammond' Smith - A Little Taste 1967
= Milestone MCD-47089-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Open House 2001
1965
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Houston Person, tenor sax #1,4,6; Earl Edwards, tenor sax #1-3,5; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Floyd Smith, guitar; John Harris, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 7, 1965
| 1. | The Stinger | Prestige 45-363, PR 7408, PRST 7705 |
| 2. | There Is No Greater Love | Prestige PR 7408, PRST 7777 |
| 3. | Brother John | Prestige 45-386, PR 7408 |
| 4. | Cleopatra And The African Knight | - |
| 5. | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PR 7408 |
| 6. | Benny's Diggin' | - |
* Prestige PR 7408, PRST 7408 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Stinger 1965
= Prestige PRCD-24282-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Good 'Nuff 2003
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* Prestige 45-363 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Stinger Parts 1 & 2 1965
* Prestige 45-386 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Brother John / Cleopatra And The African Knight 1965
1966
Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green
Otis Sutton, alto sax; Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Leo Stevens, drums; Byrdie Green, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 4, 1966
| The Golden Thrush | Prestige 45-422, PR 7464, PRST 7705 | |
| Stormy Monday Blues | Prestige 45-422, PR 7464 | |
| Broadway | Prestige PR 7464 | |
| On A Clear Day | Prestige PR 7464, PRST 7777 | |
| Oriole | Prestige PR 7464 | |
| If I Ruled The World | - | |
| Blue Jay | - | |
| How I Lost My Love | - |
* Prestige PR 7464, PRST 7464 Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Byrdie Green - The Stinger Meets The Golden Thrush 1966
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige PRST 7777 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers 1970
* Prestige 45-422 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Byrdie Green - They Call It Stormy Monday / Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Golden Thrush 1966
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Gene Walker, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Eddie Diehl, guitar; John Harris, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 28, 1966
| Love Potion #9 | Prestige PR 7482, PRST 7705 | |
| A Taste Of Honey | Prestige PR 7482 | |
| The Impossible Dream | - | |
| Blues On Sunday | - | |
| Sunny | - | |
| The Shadow Of Your Smile | - | |
| Kimberly's Delight | - | |
| Up Comes Monday | - |
* Prestige PR 7482, PRST 7482 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Love Potion #9 1967
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
1967
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Sextet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; John Harris, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 3, 1967
| The Sin-In | Prestige PRST 7494 | |
| Stand By Me | Prestige 45-449, PRST 7494 | |
| Knock On Wood | Prestige PRST 7494 | |
| The Soulful Blues | - | |
| Ebb Tide | Prestige 45-449, PRST 7494, PRST 7705 | |
| Summertime | Prestige PRST 7494 | |
| Gettin' Up | - | |
| The "In" Crowd | - |
* Prestige PRST 7494 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Gettin' Up 1967
= Prestige PR-7494 (later) Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Ebb Tide 1970s
= Prestige PRCD-24244-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Soulful Blues 2000
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige 45-449 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Ebb Tide / Stand By Me 1967
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Earl Edwards, Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; John Harris, drums; Richard Landrum, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 27, 1967
| N.Y.P.D. | Prestige 45-455, PRST 7549 | |
| Dirty Apple | Prestige 45-455, PRST 7549, PRST 7705 | |
| Days Of Wine And Roses | Prestige PRST 7549 | |
| Ode To Billy Joe | - | |
| You'll Never Walk Alone | - | |
| Alfie | - | |
| Tara's Theme | - | |
| Here Comes That Rainy Day | - | |
| I Got A Woman | - |
* Prestige PRST 7549 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Soul Flowers 1968
= Prestige PRCD-24235-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz: Soul Flowers 1999
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige 45-455 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - N.Y.P.D. / Dirty Apple 1968
1968
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Earl Edwards, Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; John Harris, drums; Richard Landrum, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1968
| Dirty Grape | Prestige 45-463, PRST 7564, PRST 7705 | |
| Animal Farm | Prestige 45-463, PRST 7564 | |
| Black Strap Molasses | Prestige PRST 7564 | |
| She's Gone Again | - | |
| High Heel Sneakers | - | |
| To Sir With Love | - | |
| Love Is A Hurting Thing | - | |
| Please Send Me Someone To Love | - |
* Prestige PRST 7564 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Dirty Grape 1968
= Prestige PRCD-24235-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz: Soul Flowers 1999
* Prestige PRST 7705 The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith 1969
* Prestige 45-463 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Dirty Grape / Animal Farm 1968
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet
Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; John Abercrombie, guitar; Grady Tate, drums.
NYC, June 18, 1968
| If I Were A Bell | Prestige PRST 7588 | |
| Song For My Father | - | |
| Speak Low | - | |
| Unchained Melody | - | |
| Nasty | - | |
| Four Bowls Of Soul | - |
* Prestige PRST 7588 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Nasty! 1968
= Prestige PRCD-24244-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The Soulful Blues 2000
1969
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Rusty Bryant, alto sax, Varitone; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19, 1969
| Soul Talk | Prestige 45-725, PRST 7681 | |
| All Soul | Prestige PRST 7681 | |
| Up To Date | - | |
| Purty Dirty | - | |
| This Guy's In Love With You | - |
* Prestige PRST 7681 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Soul Talk 1969
= Prestige PRCD-24177-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1996
* Prestige 45-725 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Soul Talk Parts 1 & 2 1969
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Rusty Bryant, alto, tenor sax, Varitone; Leo Johnson, tenor sax #2; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 22, 1969
| 1. | Black Feeling | Prestige PRST 7736 |
| 2. | Kindra | - |
| 3. | Johnny Hammond Boogaloo | - |
| 4. | Dig On It | - |
| 5. | When Sunny Gets Blue | - |
| 6. | Soul Talk-1970 | - |
* Prestige PRST 7736 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Black Feeling! 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24177-2 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1996
1970
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; James Clark, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums #1,3-6; Eddie Gee, drums #2.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 1970
| 1. | Here It 'Tis | Prestige PRST 10002 |
| 2. | Stormy | - |
| 3. | The Nubs | - |
| 4. | Gina D | - |
| 5. | Danny Boy | - |
| 6. | You Made Me So Very Happy | - |
* Prestige PRST 10002 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Here It 'Tis 1971
1971
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; James Clark, guitar #1-3,5; Ted Dunbar, guitar #4; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Eddie Gee, drums; + overdubs: Robert Prado, Ernie Royal, trumpet #1,3,4; Garnett Brown, trombone #1,3,4; Richard Landry, tenor sax #1,3,4; Babe Clarke, baritone sax #1,3,4; Bill Fischer, string and horn arranger #1,3,4.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 12, 1971;
overdubs recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July, 1971
| 1. | What's Going On | Prestige PRST-10015 |
| 2. | Smokin' Kool | Prestige 45-748, PRST-10015 |
| 3. | L & J | Prestige PRST-10015 |
| 4. | I'll Be There | Prestige 45-748, PRST-10015 |
| 5. | Between The Sheets | Prestige PRST-10015 |
* Prestige PRST-10015 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - What's Going On 1971
* Prestige 45-748 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - I'll Be There / Smokin' Kool 1971
Johnny Hammond
Danny Moore, trumpet; Hank Crawford, alto sax; Grover Washington, tenor sax; Johnny Hammond, organ; Eric Gale, guitar; Johnny Williams, Fender bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Airto Moreira, percussion; Grover Washington, arranger #1; Leo Johnson, arranger #2-4.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3 and 4, 1971
| 1. | It's Too Late | Kudu KU-01, KU-900 |
| 2. | Workin' On A Groovy Thing | - |
| 3. | Never Can Say Goodbye | Kudu KU-01 |
| 4. | Blues Selah | - |
| 5. | Breakout | - |
* Kudu KU-01 Johnny Hammond - Breakout 1971
* Kudu KU-900 Johnny Hammond - Workin' On A Groovy Thing / It's Too Late 1971
Johnny Hammond
Al DeRisi, Snooky Young, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, trombone; Harold Vick, Grover Washington Jr., alto, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Pollikoff, violin; Johnny Hammond, organ, electric piano; George Benson, Eric Gale, Bob Mann, Melvin Sparks, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bernard Purdie, drums #1; Omar Clay, Airto Moreira, percussion; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October and November, 1971
| 1. | Rock Steady | Kudu KU-04, KU-907, SS-1 |
| 2. | Who Is Sylvia | Kudu KU-04, SS-1 |
| 3. | Peace Train | Kudu KU-04 |
| 4. | I Don't Know How To Love Him | - |
| 5. | It's Impossible | - |
| 6. | Wild Horses | - |
* Kudu KU-04 Johnny Hammond - Wild Horses Rock Steady 1972
* Kudu SS-1 Grover Washington Jr. - Side Star 1983
* Kudu KU-907 Johnny Hammond - Rock Steady Parts 1 & 2 1972
1972
Johnny Hammond
John Eckert, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Dick Griffin, trombone; Tony Studd, bass trombone; Hubert Laws, electric flute #5; Jerry Dodgion, Maceo Parker, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Buddy Lucas, harmonica #3; Johnny Hammond, organ; Pee Wee Ellis, electric piano, melodica #5; Eric Gale, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Andrew Primus, steel drums; Airto, percussion; Carl Carldwell, Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas, vocal; Pee Wee Ellis, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 29 and 30, 1972
| 1. | The Prophet | Kudu KU-10 |
| 2. | Tomorrow Belongs To The Children | - |
| 3. | Witchy Woman | - |
| 4. | Thunder & Lightning | Kudu KU-10, KU-914 |
| 5. | Stand Behind Me | Kudu KU-10 |
| 6. | Corner Of The Sky | - |
* Kudu KU-10 Johnny Hammond - The Prophet 1972
* Kudu KU-914 Johnny Hammond - Thunder & Lightning Parts I & II 1973
1973 (age 40)
Johnny Hammond
Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Alan Rubin, trumpet; Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Tony Studd, trombone; Paul Faulise, Alan Raph, bass trombone; Ray Alonge, French horn; Romeo Penque, oboe, alto flute; Eli Carmen, bassoon; Eddie Daniels, clarinet; Hank Crawford, alto sax #4; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Johnny Hammond, organ; Bob James, electric piano, Yamaha organ, Mellotron; George Benson, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Jack DeJohnette, drums #4; Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 31, and November 1, 1973
| 1. | Catch My Soul | Kudu KU-16 |
| 2. | Summertime / The Ghetto | - |
| 3. | Higher Ground | - |
| 4. | Big Sur Suite | - |
* Kudu KU-16 Johnny Hammond - Higher Ground 1974
1974
Johnny Hammond
Al Hall, trombone; Carl Randall Jr., sax; Jerry Peters, piano; Johnny Hammond, electric piano, synthesizer; Fonce Mizell, Clavinet, trumpet; Larry Mizell, Solina; Chuck Davis, synthesizer programming; Mel Bolton, Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, John Rowin, guitar; Tony Dumas, Henry Franklin, bass; Harvey Mason, Fritz Wise, drums; King Errisson, congas; Stephanie Spruill, percussion, vocal; Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell, Freddie Perren, background vocal, vocal arranger; Johnny Hammond, arranger #3,7; Larry Mizell, arranger, conductor, producer; Chuck Davis, producer #2.
The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, June, 1974
| 1. | Gambler's Life | Salvation SAL 702 S1 |
| 2. | Rhodesian Thoroughfare | - |
| 3. | This Year's Dream | - |
| 4. | Star Borne | - |
| 5. | Back To The Projects | - |
| 6. | Yesterday Was Cool | Salvation SAL 702 S1, SA 301 F |
| 7. | Virgo Lady | - |
| 8. | Call On Me | Salvation SAL 702 S1 |
* Salvation SAL 702 S1 Johnny Hammond - Gambler's Life 1974
* Salvation SA 301 F Johnny Hammond - Yesterday Was Cool / Virgo Lady 1974
1975
Johnny Hammond Group
Julian Priester, trombone; Roger Glenn, flute, vibes; Hadley Caliman, tenor sax; Michael White, violin; Jerry Peters, piano, electric piano; Johnny Hammond, organ, synthesizer, electric piano; Fonce Mizell, Clavinet, vocal arranger, background vocal; Larry Mizell, Solina, arranger, vocal arranger, background vocal; Craig McMullen, John Rowin, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Harvey Mason, drums; Kenneth Nash, cymbals, gong, percussion; William Jordan, recitation #2; Sigidi, conductor.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, July, 1975
| 1. | Tell Me What To Do | Milestone M-9062 |
| 2. | Los Conquistadores Chocolates | - |
| 3. | Lost On 23rd Street | - |
| 4. | Fantasy | - |
| 5. | Shifting Gears | - |
| 6. | Can't We Smile | - |
* Milestone M-9062 Johnny Hammond - Gears 1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-914-2 -
1976
Johnny Hammond Group
Al Hall Jr., trombone; Johnny Hammond, electric piano, synthesizer, organ; John Abercrombie, Ray Obiedo, guitar; Tony Dumas, bass; Ron Steen, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas; Mayuto, percussion; Wade Marcus, arranger.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, March, 1976
| Forever Taurus | Milestone M-9068 |
* Milestone M-9068 Johnny Hammond - Forever Taurus 1976
Johnny Hammond Group
Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Steve Madaio, Snooky Young, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Bohanon, Dick Hyde, Charles Loper, trombone; Lew McCreary, bass trombone; Buddy Collette, soprano sax, flute; Terry Harrington, Carl Randall, Ernie Watts, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Charles Veal Jr., concertmaster; Thomas Buffum, Assa Drori, Marcia Van Dyke, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, Carl LaMagna, Robert Lipsett, Joy Lyle, Kenneth Yerke, violin; David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, Arthur Royval, viola; Selene Hurford, Frederick Seykora, Harry Shultz, cello; Richard Feves, contrabass; Dorothy Ashby, harp; Victor Feldman, vibes; Sonny Burke, electric piano, Clavinet; Johnny Hammond, electric piano, synthesizer, organ; Marlo Henderson, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Henry Davis, Scott Edwards, electric bass #3,5; Curtis Robertson, electric bass #6; James Gadson, drums; Bill Summers, percussion; Wade Marcus, arranger.
Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, May and June, 1976
| 1. | Old Devil Moon | Milestone M-9068 |
| 2. | Countdown | - |
| 3. | Walk In Sunshine | - |
| 4. | Ghetto Samba | - |
| 5. | Cosmic Voyager | - |
| 6. | My Ship | - |
| 7. | Winds Of Change | - |
* Milestone M-9068 Johnny Hammond - Forever Taurus 1976
1977
Johnny Hammond Group
Al Hall Jr., trombone, percussion; Hadley Caliman, sax; Johnny Hammond, keyboards, vocal; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; Jack Perry, Clavinet #3; Al McKay, Dan Papaila, guitar; David T. Walker, guitar #3; Mel Bolton, guitar #4; Byron Miller, bass; Tony Dumas, bass #4; Leon Ndugu Chancler, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas; Bill Summers, percussion #4.
Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August and October, 1977
| 1. | For People Only | Milestone M-9083 |
| 2. | Don't Let The System Get You | - |
| 3. | Morning Magic | - |
| 4. | Contact Funk | - |
| 5. | Ann | - |
| 6. | I Don't Know | - |
| 7. | Losing You | - |
* Milestone M-9083 Johnny Hammond - Don't Let The System Get You 1978
Johnny Hammond Group
Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
Berkeley, CA, 1977
| Lady Smooth | Milestone M-9076 |
Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; John Abercrombie, Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Roger Kenerly-Saint, Stephanie Spruill, vocal; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
| California Lovers | - |
Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; John Abercrombie, Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
| Imagination | - |
Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
| Quiet Storm | - |
Oscar Brashear, flugelhorn; Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; John Abercrombie, Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
| Brother Snook | - |
Roger Glenn, flute; Johnny Hammond, keyboards, synthesizer; Larry Farrow, Clavinet; Carol Kaye, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, congas; Al Hall Jr., arranger, conductor.
| Lonely Dreamer | - |
* Milestone M-9076 Johnny Hammond - Storm Warning 1977