The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush

1966 studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith with Byrdie Green
The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush
Studio album by
Johnny "Hammond" Smith with Byrdie Green
Released1966
RecordedJanuary 4, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length35:56
LabelPrestige
PR 7464
ProducerCal Lampley
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
The Stinger
(1965) 		The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush
(1966) 		Love Potion #9
(1966)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

  1. "The Golden Thrush" – 3:20
  2. "They Call It Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:37
  3. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 5:24
  4. "On a Clear Day" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) – 4:23
  5. "Oriole" – 3:55
  6. "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 3:22
  7. "Blue Jay" – 5:20
  8. "How I Lost My Love" (Hank Snow) – 5:35

Personnel

Production

References

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


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