Higher_Ground_(Johnny_Hammond_album)

<i>Higher Ground</i> (Johnny Hammond album)

Higher Ground (Johnny Hammond album)

1974 studio album by Johnny Hammond

Higher Ground is an album by jazz organist Johnny Hammond recorded for the Kudu label in 1973.[1][2]

Quick Facts Higher Ground, Studio album by Johnny Hammond ...

Reception

More information Review scores, Source ...

The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars stating "Some of the arrangements seem, well... arranged, but as soon as Smith kicks in, the groove is established".[3]

The song "Big Sur Suite" has been sampled multiple times including The Beastie Boys "Pass the Mic" and Dr. Dre in "A Nigga Wit a Gun".

Track listing

  1. "Catch My Soul" (Jack Good, Tony Joe White) - 7:19
  2. "Summertime/The Ghetto" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward/Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson) - 10:06
  3. "Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder) - 10:33
  4. "Big Sur Suite" (Johnny "Hammond" Smith) - 9:04

Personnel

Production

References

  1. [1]
    Payne, D. Kudu Records discography accessed April 30, 2013
  2. [2]
    Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 30, 2013
  3. [3]
    Earlwine, M. Allmusic listing accessed April 30, 2013.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Higher_Ground_(Johnny_Hammond_album), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.