What's Going On (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)

What's Going On
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1971
Recorded	April 12 and July, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:32
Label	Prestige PR 10015
Producer	Bob Porter
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Here It 'Tis (1970) What's Going On (1971) Breakout (1971)

What's Going On is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1971. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) - 9:45
2. "Smokin' Cool" - 6:53
3. "L and J" (James Clark) - 5:45
4. "I'll Be There" (Hal Davis, Willie Hutch, Berry Gordy, Bob West) - 5:20
5. "Between the Sheets" - 9:49

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Robert Prado, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
• Richard Landry - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Babe Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• James Clark (tracks 1-3 & 5), Ted Dunbar (track 4) - guitar
• Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
• Eddie Gee - drums
• Unnamed string section (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Bill Fischer - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 4)

Production

• Bob Porter - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 30, 2013
2. Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 30, 2013
3. Allmusic listing accessed April 30, 2013.