Talk That Talk (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Talk That Talk
| type = Album
| artist = Johnny "Hammond" Smith
| cover = Talk That Talk (Johnny Hammond Smith album).jpg
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| released = 1960
| recorded = April 22, 1960
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = New Jazz
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| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Johnny "Hammond" Smith
| prev_title = That Good Feelin'
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Gettin' the Message
| next_year = 1960
}}
Talk That Talk is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the New Jazz label in 1960.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-new-jazz-status-8200-8300-series/#njlp-8241 Prestige Records discography] accessed April 23, 2013[http://www.johnnyhammondsmith.com/discography.html Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography] accessed April 23, 2013
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Smith's playing on this album is low-key almost to the point of being conservative, deeply soulful without resorting to what would soon become tired funk clichés".Mason, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/talk-that-talk-mw0000644286 AllMusic listing] accessed April 23, 2013.
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.
- "Talk That Talk" – 5:12
- "An Affair to Remember" – 2:35
- "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 5:22
- "Minors Allowed" – 5:47
- "Rip Tide" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:48
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 4:01
- "Bennie's Diggin'" – 4:59
- "A Portrait of Jennie" (Russell Robinson, Gordon Burdge) – 2:23
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22, 1960
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- George Tucker – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
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Category:Johnny "Hammond" Smith albums
Category:New Jazz Records albums