| Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | June 12, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7239 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and saxophonist Willis Jackson recorded for the Prestige label in 1962. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger awarded the album 3 stars and stating "This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies". [2]
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.
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