Johnny "Hammond" Smith

They choose a record that got them high and we go through it track by track and find out what it is that makes that particular record do it for them.

I opened the episode with Mr. Johnny Hammond Smith doing his version of the Marvin Gaye classic What's Going On.

That's off Smith's 1971 album of the same name.

My guest today is Wesley Stace, formerly and occasionally still known as John Wesley Harding.

¶¶ ¶¶ The record Wesley chose to discuss is 1972's Wild Horses Rock Steady by renowned soul, jazz, and hard bop organist Johnny Hammond Smith.

Now, as many regular listeners know, I have a love-hate relationship with jazz.

You know, maybe maybe more of a tolerate hate relationship, if I'm being completely honest.

one last heist before I finally retire.

This is also from 1975.

From the album Gears by Johnny Hammond Smith.

And this track is called Los Conquistadores Chocolates.

Yes,

And then you hear people like Nina Simone doing Bob Dylan and, you know, Paul Simon or George Harrison.

And then, you know, somebody like Johnny Hammond

One of my

favorite records

is this Johnny Hammond, Wild Horses, Rock Steady.

Oh, wow.

Incredible record.

Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones, Peace Train by Cat Stevens, I Don't Know How to Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and It's Impossible and a song from the musical The Two Gentlemen of Rome.

That was I Don't Care.

And this is the sample cut, Johnny Hammond with the fabulous Mizell Brothers on production.

What is it, 75?

Tell me what to do.

In the background, a little bit of Mazel Magic off the album Gears from 1975.

Johnny Hammond and Tell Me What To Do.

Good evening to Trevor Archer, hug there in salute.

Hope you're having a good one, mate.