Johnny Hammond – Gears
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Milestone Records – M-9062
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Tell Me What To Do | 5:16 | ||
| A2 |
Los Conquistadores Chocolatés
Vocals [Recitation] – William Jordan |
5:56 | ||
| A3 | Lost On 23rd Street | 6:36 | ||
| B1 |
Fantasy
Written-By – Hammond*, L. Mizell* |
6:06 | ||
| B2 | Shifting Gears | 5:19 | ||
| B3 | Can't We Smile | 4:35 |
Credits
- Arranged By – Larry Mizell
- Arranged By [Vocals], Backing Vocals, Producer – Larry & Fonce Mizell*
- Art Direction – Phil Carroll
- Clavinet – Fonce Mizell
- Conductor, Copyist – Sigidi
- Coordinator – William Jordan
- Cymbal, Gong, Percussion – Kenneth Nash
- Drums – Harvey Mason
- Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey
- Electric Piano – Jerry Peters, Johnny Hammond
- Engineer, Mixed By [Remix Assistant] – Jeff Hawks
- Engineer, Mixed By [Remix] – David Hassinger*, Jim Nipar
- Engineer, Recorded By – Eddie Bill Harris
- Executive Producer – Orrin Keepnews
- Flute, Vibraphone – Roger Glenn
- Guitar – Craig McMullen, John Rowin
- Keyboards [Solina] – Larry Mizell
- Organ, Synthesizer – Johnny Hammond
- Photography – Phil Bray
- Photography [Cover] – Charlie Franklin
- Piano – Jerry Peters
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Phil Kaffel
- Tenor Saxophone – Hadley Caliman
- Trombone – Julian Priester
- Violin – Michael White (2)
- Written-By – Larry & Fonce Mizell* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Notes
Produced for Sky High Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, July 1975.
Remixed at Sound Factory, Hollywood, September 1975.
Harvey Mason appears courtesy of Arista Records. Roger Glenn appears courtesy of Prestige Records.
Other Versions (Showing 3 of 3) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gears (CD, Album, RE) | Original Jazz Classics, Milestone Records | OJCCD-914-2, M-9062 | Europe | 1996 | ||
| Gears (LP, RE, RM) | Milestone Records | MX 9062 | UK | 1993 | ||
| Gears (LP, Album) | Milestone Records | M-9062 | Germany | 1975 |
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Reviews & Discussion
10/10 legendary jazz funk LP. The finest jazz funk grooves, every track breaking boundaries, sounds even as fresh today. Antoher Mizell Brothers production and arrangement, probably they're finest work. 'Tell Me What To Do' is a nice mid tempo hook with subtle vocals, 'Shifting Gears' is a serious breaks and block party track with every ingredient - heavily sampled by hiphop in the 80s and 90s. 'Los Conquistadores Chocolatés' is perhaps the most ground breaking track on this LP that could be considered one of the first disco funk tracks - heavy driving bassline, guitar. organ all in melody - 10/10 Perfect all the way through... Play this LP now! DJ MR 'SOUL' STRUTT - 45 CENTRAL
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