Mr. Wonderful is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars calling it "A fine set that holds some appeal for the straight jazz crowd as well as the organ soul-jazz clique."Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except as indicated "Blues for De-De" - 4:59 "Mr. Wonderful" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener) - 5:19 "Cyra" - 4:20 "Lambert's Lodge" - 3:40 "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 5:40 "Blues on Sunday" - 4:46 "Departure" - 5:52 "Opus 2" - 4:28
Personnel Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Hammond B3 organ Sonny Williams - trumpet Houston Person — tenor saxophone Eddie McFadden - guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 8) Leo Stevens - drums
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