Released 1966 Release date 1966 Label TP4 Music | Artist Johnny "Hammond" Smith Producer Esmond Edwards Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded February 14 and May 12, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Opus De Funk
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Opus De Funk is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1961 but not released until 1966.
Contents
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Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "The really unusual element here is the presence of McCoy, because one doesn't usually associate vibes with jazz organ combos. The vibes work, however, and give the resonance of Smith's organ a lighter counterpoint that brightens up the overall sound".
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated
- "Opus de Funk" (Horace Silver) - 5:19
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 4:27
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer) - 4:11
- "Sad Eyes" - 4:50
- "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 5:45
- "If Someone Had Told Me" (Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) - 4:31
- "Shirley's Theme" - 4:39
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Autumn Leaves4:12
2Opus De Funk5:20
3Almost Like Being in Love4:27
References
Opus De Funk (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA