Johnny Hammond Smith With Byrdie Green ‎– The Stinger Meets The Golden Thrush

Prestige records 1966  ‎– PR 7464

notes:

The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush is an album by jazz organist
Johnny "Hammond" Smith with vocalist Byrdie Green
recorded for the Prestige label in 1966.

Personnel
JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH with BYRDIE GREEN ‎  THE STINGER MEETS THE GOLDEN THRUSH
Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
Byrdie Green - vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
Otis Sutton - alto saxophone
Houston Person - tenor saxophone
Eddie McFadden - guitar
Leo Stevens - drums


Production
Cal Lampley - producer
Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

Recorded    January 4, 1966
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs


tracklist:

A1         The Golden Thrush
Written-By – Smith*
3:20   
A2         They Call It Stormy Monday
Vocals – Byrdie Green
Written-By – Walker*
4:37   
A3         Broadway
Written-By – Woode*, McRae*, Bird*
5:24   
A4         On A Clear Day
Written-By – Lerner*, Lane*
4:23   
B1         Oriole
Written-By – Smith*
3:55   
B2         If I Ruled The World
Vocals – Byrdie Green
Written-By – Ornadel*, Bricusse*
3:22   
B3         Blue Jay
Written-By – Smith*
5:20   
B4         How I Lost My Love
Written-By – Snow*
5:35

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BYRDIE GREEN I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD)

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                        PRST 7509

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny "Hammond" Smith

Drums – John Harris 

Electric Bass – Jimmy Lewis 

Guitar – Thornel Schwartz

Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith

Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person

Vocals – Byrdie Green

Producer – Cal Lampley

Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 20, 1967

tracks list:

A1 See See Rider

Written-By – Ledbetter*, Rainey

A2 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*

A3 Yesterday's Kisses

Written-By – Bruno*, Bruno*

A4 The Poor Side Of Town

Written-By – Rivers*, Adler*

B1 (I've Been) Lonely Too Long

Written-By – Brigati*, Cavaliere*

B2 I Had A Man

B3 Hold On To Him

B4 This Bitter Earth

Written-By – Otis*

B5     People

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BYRDIE GREEN SISTER BYRDIE!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                              PR 7574

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*

Chorus – Anna Craig, Lucille Burgess, Lynn Daniels

Drums – John Harris 

Electric Bass – Jimmy Lewis

Guitar – Wally Richardson

Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*

Vocals – Byrdie Green

Producer – Cal Lampley

Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

NYC, March 22, 1968

tracks list:

A1 You'd Better Sit Down Kids

A2 Since You've Been Gone

A3 When A Woman's In Love

A4 Return Of The Prodigal Son

A5 You'll Never Walk Alone

A6 Where There's A Will

B1 Muddy Water

B2 Let Them Talk

B3 I Can't Live Without You

B4 Dr. Feelgood

B5 Night Time Is The Right Time

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BYRDIE GREEN THE GOLDEN THRUSH STRIKES!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1966                            PRST 7503 

Byrdie Green (born 1936) was a Jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan.

The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. 

Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was 

hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for 

Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox. 

She also cut a few 45rpm records.

credits:

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Gene Walker

Drums – John Harris (8)

Electric Bass, Bass Guitar – Jimmy Lewis (2)

Guitar – Eddie Diehl

Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*

Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Vocals – Byrdie Green

Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Hammond

Producer – Cal Lampley

Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

NYC, July 6, 1966

tracks list:

A1 In The Dark

Written-By – Green*

4:00

A2 Goin' Out Of My Head

Written-By – Weinstein*, Randazzo*

3:00

A3 Hurt

Written-By – Jacobs*, Crane*

4:05

A4 Gin House Blues

Written-By – Henderson*, Troy*

5:48

B1 How Long Blues

Written-By – Enberg*, Carr*

3:08

B2 Falling In Love With Love

Written-By – Hart*, Rodgers*

3:45

B3 The Shadow Of Your Smile

Written-By – Mandel*, Webster*

3:40

B4 Hurt So Bad

Written-By – Hart*, Wilding*, Randazzo*

2:30

B5 Somebody Groovy

Written-By – Phillips

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