Gears is an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond. It was released in 1975 and produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell.

Gears
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 1975 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length33:19
LabelMilestone
ProducerLarry and Fonce Mizell
Johnny Hammond chronology
Gambler's Life
(1974)
Gears
(1975)
Forever Taurus
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing edit

  1. Tell Me What to Do 5:16
  2. Los Conquistadores Chocolates 5:56
  3. Lost on 23rd Street 6:36
  4. Fantasy 6:06
  5. Shifting Gears 5:19
  6. Can't We Smile 4:35

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [3] 31

Samples edit

Several tracks have either sampled or taken inspiration from tracks on the album, most notably "Los Conquistadores Chocolates". A track titled "When You Gonna Learn" by UK group Jamiroquai, led by founding member Jay Kay, has chord progressions that bear a striking resemblance to the original chord progressions of a Smith's track "Los Conquistadores Chocolates". However, this was not by accident, as the booklet of the Acid Jazz Records release of the single bears a "special thanks" note to Smith, who gave permission to Jay Kay to use the composition's structure.

References edit

  1. ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Theakston, Rob. Johnny Hammond: Gears > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Johnny Hammond US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

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