Johnny "Hammond" Smith

orgue Hammond B-3 · 1933–1997 · Louisville (Kentucky)

Soul jazz and hard bop organist, he owes his nickname to his playing on the Hammond B-3 organ. He recorded for Prestige in the 1960s, then moved in 1971 to Kudu (CTI), with an increasingly funky style.

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Hard bop
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Gettin' the Message (1960)
• Dementia (1960)
• Lid Flippin' (1960)
• Swanee River (1960)

Sources

• Source

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