Wild Horses/Rock Steady

~ Release by Johnny “Hammond” Smith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Kudu - Catalog #: KU-04
Recording Location: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA
Recording Date: 1971/10 & 1971/11 (1971/11/21 for #1)
Additional:
Also issued on:
Kudu (Jap) SR-3326
Kudu (Jap) KICJ-8368 (CD)
Kudu (Jap) KICJ-2226 (CD)
Singles: #1 (2:55 edit) & #1 (3:35 edit) on Kudu KU-907 (45).

#1-#2 issued on:
Kudu SS-1 titled SIDE STAR (Grover Washington, Jr.)
Soul Brother (E) CD-SBSC-9 CD titled GAMBLER'S LIFE
#3 on:
CTI/Dureco (Du) INT 89.24 titled JAZZ IS ALIVE AND WELL ON CTI AND KUDU
#5 on:
Kudu (Jap) KICP-628 CD titled TOUCH HIS SOUL: JAZZ & FUNK RECOMMENDED
Kudu (Jap) KICP-800 (CD) titled LEGACY 2: TOSHIKI KADOMATSU PRESENTS KUDU BEST COLLECTION
#1 on:
Metronome (Ger) DALP 2/1929 titled CTI IS GOOD FOR YOU
CBS Associated ZK 44176 (CD), Epic (Eu) 460842-2 (CD) titled CTI MASTERS OF THE GUITAR
Epic/Legacy ZK 65134 (CD) titled BIRTH OF THE GROOVE
Sony (Fr) 503464-1, Sony (Fr) 503464-2 titled DIGGIN' DEEPER: THE ROOTS OF ACID JAZZ VOL. 6
Realm A3K 58872 CD titled CTI JAZZ CLASSICS.

TODO:
Producer: Creed Taylor.
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Notes: Arnaldo DeSouteiro (Kudu (Jap) KICJ-8368 (CD)).
Jacket: William Cadge (photography). Bob Ciano (design).

#1:
Composed by Aretha Franklin
Grover Washington, Jr. (ts); Johnny Hammond (org); Eric Gale, Melvin Sparks (el-g); Ron Carter (el-b); Bernard Purdie (d); Omar Clay, Airto Moreira (perc); Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Polikoff (vln); Bob James (arr,cond).

#2:
From "Two Gentleman of Verona", composed by Galt MacDermot
Grover Washington, Jr. (ts); Johnny Hammond (el-p,org); Eric Gale (el-g); Ron Carter (b); Billy Cobham (d); Omar Clay, Airto Moreira (perc); Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Polikoff (vln); Bob James (arr,cond).

#3:
Composed by Cat Stevens
Al DeRisi, Snooky Young (tp,flhrn); Wayne Andre (tb); Harold Vick (ts); Grover Washington, Jr. (as); Pepper Adams (bs); Johnny Hammond (org); Bob Mann (el-g); Ron Carter (b); Billy Cobham (d); Bob James (arr,cond).

#4:
Composed by Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Weber
Al DeRisi, Snooky Young (tp,flhrn); Wayne Andre (tb); Pepper Adams (bs); Johnny Hammond (org); George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Bob Mann (el-g); Ron Carter (el-b); Billy Cobham (d); Airto Moreira (cga,perc); Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Polikoff (vln); Bob James (arr,cond).

#5:
Composed by Manzanero/Wayne
Grover Washington, Jr. (ts); Johnny Hammond (org); George Benson (el-g); Ron Carter (el-b); Billy Cobham (d); Airto Moreira (perc); Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Polikoff (vln); Bob James (arr,cond).

#6:
Composed by Jagger/Richards
Al DeRisi, Snooky Young (tp,flhrn); Wayne Andre (tb); Harold Vick (ts); Grover Washington, Jr. (as); Pepper Adams (bs); Johnny Hammond (org); Eric Gale, Bob Mann, Melvin Sparks (el-g); Ron Carter (el-b); Billy Cobham (d); Airto Moreira (perc); Bob James (arr,cond).

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleLength
1Rock Steady
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
later releases:
Rock Steady by Johnny “Hammond” Smith
cover recording of:
Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
6:48
2Who Is Sylvia?
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
7:25
3Peace Train
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
4:31
4I Don't Know How to Love Him
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
7:35
5It's Impossible
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
5:27
6Wild Horses
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
6:26

Credits

Release

ASIN:JP: B00005LJS3 [info]