Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail

Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and saxophonist Willis Jackson recorded for the Prestige label in 1962.^[1]

Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson
Released	1962
Recorded	June 12, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 7239
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Opus De Funk (1961) Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (1962) Look Out! (1962)
Willis Jackson chronology
Thunderbird (1962) Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (1962) Bossa Nova Plus (1962)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger awarded the album 3 stars and stating "This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies".^[2]

Track listing

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

1. "Good 'Nuff"
2. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional)
3. "Sonja's Dreamland"
4. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez)
5. " Y'all" (Willis Jackson)
6. "Neckbones"
7. "Delicious"

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
• Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Eddie McFadden – guitar
• Leo Stevens – drums
• Esmond Edwards – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer