Gambler's Life
1974 studio album by Johnny Hammond
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| Studio album by Johnny Hammond | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | June 1974 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Larry Mizell | |||
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Gambler's Life is an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond. It was released in 1974 and produced by Larry Mizell.
Track listing
- Gambler's Life 5:45 (Larry Mizell)
- Rhodesian Thoroughfare 6:06 (Chuck Davis, Sigidi Abdallah)
- This Year's Dream 6:19 (Johnny Hammond)
- Star Borne 7:51 (L. Mizell)
- Back To The Projects 5:36 (L. Mizell)
- Yesterday Was Cool 6:50 (L. Mizell, William Jordan)
- Virgo Lady 6:41 (Hammond)
- Call On Me 4:30 (Fonce Mizell, L. Mizell)
Personnel
- Johnny Hammond - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
- Larry Mizell - Keyboards (Solina), Backing Vocals
- Fonce Mizell - Clavinet, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
- Jerry Peters - Piano
- Harvey Mason, Fritz Wise - Drums
- Henry Franklin, Tony Dumas - Bass
- John Rowin, Mel Bolton, Melvin Ragin - Guitar
- King Errisson - Congas
- Al Hall - Trombone
- Carl Randell, Jr - Saxophone
- Stephanie Spruill - Percussion, Vocals
- Freddie Perren, Backing Vocals
Production
Source:[3]
- Arranged by Johnny Hammond (tracks 3 and 8) and the Mizell brothers (all others)
- Produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell for Sky High Productions, Inc.
- Recording Engineers: David Hassinger; assisted by John Mills and Val Garay
- Mixed by David Hassinger
- Mastered by Arnie Acosta
- Tracks 3 and 7 published by Char-Liz Music. Track 8 published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. All others published by Alruby Music, Inc.
References
- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Johnny Hammond: Gambler's Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Hammond-Gamblers-Life/release/11038825 Writing, arrangement and production at discogs; retrieved 9-20-19
External links
- Johnny Hammond-Gambler's Life at Discogs
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- All Soul (1959)
- That Good Feelin' (1959)
- Talk That Talk (1960)
- Opus De Funk (1961)
- Stimulation (1961)
- Gettin' the Message (with Lem Winchester, 1961)
- Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (with Willis Jackson, 1960)
- Black Coffee (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- Look Out! (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- A Little Taste (1963)
- Mr. Wonderful (1963)
- The Stinger (1965)
- Love Potion #9 (1966)
- The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (with Byrdie Green, 1966)
- Gettin' Up (1967)
- Soul Flowers (1967)
- Dirty Grape (1968)
- Nasty! (1968)
- Black Feeling! (1969)
- Soul Talk (1969)
- Here It 'Tis (1970)
- Breakout (1971)
- What's Going On (1971)
- Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
- The Prophet (1972)
- Higher Ground (1973)
- Gambler's Life (1974)
- Gears (1975)
others
- Angel Eyes (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Night Life (Billy Butler, 1970)
- Taking Care of Business (Oliver Nelson, 1960)
- For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms, 1967)
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