A Little Taste is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

A Little Taste
Studio album by
Released1963
Recorded1963
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRiverside
RLP 496
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
Open House!
(1963)
A Little Taste
(1963)
The Stinger
(1964)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Richie Unterberger calls it "a sturdy quartet date... There's more of a straight jazz (as opposed to soul-jazz) influence on this than on some other Smith sessions of the time".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated

  1. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 5:28
  2. "Cleopatra and the African Knight" - 6:23
  3. "Bennie's Diggin'" - 4:24
  4. "Brake Through" - 4:35
  5. "Eloise" - 3:54
  6. "A Little Taste" (Cannonball Adderley) - 4:33
  7. "Twixt the Sheets" - 4:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 6, 2012
  2. ^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review accessed November 6, 2012