The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush

The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush
Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith with Byrdie Green
Released	1966
Recorded	January 4, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:56
Label	Prestige PR 7464
Producer	Cal Lampley
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
The Stinger (1965) The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (1966) Love Potion #9 (1966)

The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith with vocalist Byrdie Green recorded for the Prestige label in 1966.^[1][2]

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 as indicated

1. "The Golden Thrush" – 3:20
2. "They Call It Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:37
3. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 5:24
4. "On a Clear Day" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) – 4:23
5. "Oriole" – 3:55
6. "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 3:22
7. "Blue Jay" – 5:20
8. "How I Lost My Love" (Hank Snow) – 5:35

Personnel

• Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
• Byrdie Green – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
• Otis Sutton – alto saxophone
• Houston Person – tenor saxophone
• Eddie McFadden – guitar
• Leo Stevens – drums

Production

• Cal Lampley – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 29, 2013
2. Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 29, 2013
3. Allmusic listing accessed April 29, 2013.