| A Little Taste | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 496 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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A Little Taste is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label. [1]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Richie Unterberger calls it "a sturdy quartet date... There's more of a straight jazz (as opposed to soul-jazz) influence on this than on some other Smith sessions of the time". [2]
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated
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