Dirty Grape

Dirty Grape
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1968
Recorded	January 31, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 7564
Producer	Cal Lampley
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Soul Flowers (1967) Dirty Grape (1968) Nasty! (1968)

Dirty Grape is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1968.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "pleasant but moderately by-numbers set of late 1960s soul-jazz".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) - 5:47
2. "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 3:34
3. "Dirty Grape" (Wally Richardson) - 3:05
4. "Animal Farm" - 8:13
5. "Black Strap Molasses" (Richardson) - 3:11
6. "She's Gone Again" - 3:32
7. "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" (Dave Linden, Ben Raleigh) - 3:45
8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 5:30

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Earl Edwards, Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Wally Richardson - guitar
• Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
• John Harris - drums
• Richie "Pablo" Landrum - congas

Production

• Cal Lampley - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
2. Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
3. Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed April 29, 2013.