GROOVE ADDICT : JOHNNY HAMMOND SMITH WILD HORSES ROCK STEADY

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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

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JOHNNY HAMMOND SMITH WILD HORSES ROCK STEADY

KUDU RECORDS 1971 KU 04

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James

Bass – Ron Carter

Drums – Billy Cobham

Guitar – Bob Mann, Eric Gale,

George Benson, Melvin Sparks

Organ, Electric Piano – Johnny Hammond

Percussion – Airto Moreira, Omar Clay

Producer – Creed Taylor

Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] – Grover Washington, Jr., Harold Vick

Saxophone [Baritone] – Pepper Adams

Trombone – Wayne Andre

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al DeRisi*, Snooky Young*

Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff,

Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Julius Brand,

Julius Held, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, October, November, 1971

Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

track list:

A1 Rock Steady

Drums – Bernard Purdie

Written-By – Aretha Franklin