Black Coffee (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)

Black Coffee
Live album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	November 8, 1962 The Monterey Club, New Haven, Connecticut
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside RLP 442
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Look Out! (1962) Black Coffee (1962) Mr. Wonderful (1963)

Black Coffee is a live album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Although influenced by Jimmy Smith, this particular organist was also a strong grooving player, able to play both blues and more complicated chord changes... Johnny "Hammond" Smith is heard at his best throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

1. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:19
2. "Monterey Theme" - 3:03
3. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:15
4. "Far Away Places" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 7:14
5. "Rufus Toofus" - 7:06
6. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:20
7. "He's a Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) - 5:38

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Seldon Powell — tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-7)
• Eddie McFadden - guitar
• Leo Stevens - drums

References