JOHNNY HAMMOND GEARS FUNK ?? ?????soul jazz BREKBEAT BREAKS 1975 1ST US PRESS

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1975 FIRST US PRESS ON MILLESTONE . M 9062 . A FEW COMMENTS ON THIS LP THANKS TO ORGYINRHYTHM BLOG " A monster of an album from the Mizell brothers! Johnny "Hammond" Smith began his career as a simple soul jazz organist but by the time of this album, he'd teamed up with the mighty Larry Mizell, the genius arranger/producer who'd breathed new life into the careers of Donald Byrd and Bobbi Humphrey. Mizell works with Hammond in the same way he does with other jazz artists by taking a groove that works best with their solo style, and slowly layering other instrumentation and effects on top of it, so that when the solo kicks in, it's supported on waves and waves of funky sounds and soulful grooves. Mizell and his brother Fonce both play keyboards on the record, and the rest of the group includes great fusion players like Harvey Mason, Roger Glenn, Hadley Caliman, and Jerry Peters. The real treat is Johnny, though as his solos are heavenly, the best of his 70s work, stripped mean and lean, laid in at just the right points."

CREDITS ARE 

Arranged By – Larry Mizell
Arranged By [Vocals], Backing Vocals, Producer – Larry & Fonce Mizell*
Art Direction – Phil Carroll
Clavinet – Fonce Mizell
Conductor, Copyist – Sigidi
Coordinator – William Jordan
Cymbal, Gong, Percussion – Kenneth Nash
Drums – Harvey Mason
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey
Electric Piano – Jerry Peters, Johnny Hammond
Engineer, Mixed By [Remix Assistant] – Jeff Hawks
Engineer, Mixed By [Remix] – David Hassinger*, Jim Nipar
Engineer, Recorded By – Eddie Bill Harris
Executive Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Flute, Vibraphone – Roger Glenn
Guitar – Craig McMullen, John Rowin
Keyboards [Solina] – Larry Mizell
Organ, Synthesizer – Johnny Hammond
Photography – Phil Bray
Photography [Cover] – Charlie Franklin
Piano – Jerry Peters
Recorded By [Assistant] – Phil Kaffel
Tenor Saxophone – Hadley Caliman
Trombone – Julian Priester
Violin – Michael White (2)
Written-By – Larry & Fonce Mizell* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)

I WILL LIST THIS LP AS VG++ CONDITION .
 I DON'T THINK IT HAS BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE I DID THE SOUND SAMPLE . 2 HAIRLINE MARKS NOT AFFECTING THE PLAY .  IT HAS BEEN STORED FOR 35 YEARS AND HAS A FEW DUST MARKS . BUT ,  AS YOU CAN EAR ON THE SAMPLE , IT PLAYS REALLY NICE AND IT WILL PLAY PERFECT AFTER A DEEP GROOVE CLEAN .   
COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER , VG+ TO VG++ SLEEVE , LIGHT RINGWEAR ON THE BACK AND A CUSTOM CUT ON TOP LEFT . 
BOTH SIDES HAVE TML M STAMPED IN RUNOUT GROOVE .

  TRACKLIST IS   


A1 Tell Me What To Do 5:16
A2 Los Conquistadores Chocolatés Vocals [Recitation] – William Jordan 5:56
A3 Lost On 23rd Street 6:36
B1 Fantasy Written-By – Hammond*, L. Mizell* 6:06
B2 Shifting Gears 5:19
B3 Can't We Smile 4:35

    LISTEN TO A SAMPLE  



RECORD GRADING IS  M/NM/VG++/VG+/VG/G/P.
ALL LISTED RECORDS ARE ORIGINAL PRESS , NO RE-ISSUES UNLESS CLEARLY STATED . BID WITH CONFIDENCE WITH MORE THAN 1300+ POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 
 
SOUND SAMPLES ARE ALWAYS FROM THE RECORD ON AUCTION. 
RECORDS WILL BE CAREFULLY SHIPPED IN PROTECTED CARDBOARD.

RECORD GRADING IS  M= A perfect, unplayed record . NM= Record appears new, At most, perhaps a barely visible sleeve mark appears on the record. It should play without any noise or skips of any kind whatsoever. VG++= Record has some extremely light surface marks. These marks do not affect play. Very nice copy VG+= Record has noticeable marks, Light surface scratches and may play with some very light noise, but doesn't overpower the music, Still very enjoyable. VG= Record has noticeable marks and scratches, plays with noise

. I'LL  DESCRIBE EVERY RECORD CAREFULLY . SOUND SAMPLE WILL ALSO HELP YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE CONDITION.
 
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