What's Going On (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album)

What's Going On is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.^[1][2]

What's Going On
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Released	1971
Recorded	April 12 and July, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:32
Label	Prestige PR 10015
Producer	Bob Porter
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Here It 'Tis (1970) What's Going On (1971) Breakout (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) - 9:45
2. "Smokin' Cool" - 6:53
3. "L and J" (James Clark) - 5:45
4. "I'll Be There" (Hal Davis, Willie Hutch, Berry Gordy, Bob West) - 5:20
5. "Between the Sheets" - 9:49

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• Robert Prado, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
• Richard Landry - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Babe Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• James Clark (tracks 1-3 & 5), Ted Dunbar (track 4) - guitar
• Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
• Eddie Gee - drums
• Unnamed string section (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Bill Fischer - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 4)

Production

• Bob Porter - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer