Stimulation (album) explained

Stimulation
Type:	Album
Artist:	Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Cover:	Stimulation (album).jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	February 14 and May 12, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Prev Title:	Gettin' the Message
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Opus De Funk
Next Year:	1961

Stimulation is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1961.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.

1. "Sticks and Stones" (Titus Turner) – 4:32
2. "Because You Left Me" – 5:29
3. "Ribs an' Chips" – 8:00
4. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:41
5. "Que Pasa?" – 3:53
6. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 3:06
7. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:18
8. "Stimulation" – 2:56

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 14 (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) and May 12 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8), 1961.

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
• Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
• Eddie McFadden – guitar
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Leo Stevens – drums
• Esmond Edwards – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7203 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.johnnyhammondsmith.com/discography.html Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography