Gears

Johnny Hammond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Z2Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tell Me What to Do

2. Los Conquistadores Chocolates

3. Lost on 23rd Street

4. Fantasy

5. Shifting Gears

6. Can't We Smile?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you want funk..we got it!!!!, August 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gears (Audio CD)

Johnny Hammond Smith works the keyboard like there's no tomorrow, pulling off funky licks left and right. The tight band keep up the pace, especially the rhythm section on the title track, Shifting Gears. I dare you to listen to this and not have the urge to dance. The wonderful MIzell brothers who did great things with Donald Byrd are here in their usual musician/producer roles. This is a highly influential record, and fans of modern acid jazz groups like the Brand New Heavies will love this and see the influences. You need this CD if you love funk, dance, soul, jazz or a good time

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars jazz-funk at its finest!, March 23, 2005

By 

James W. Stegall, Jr. "obx/jupiter 8" (joliet, il) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears (Audio CD)

this is one of the top 3 albums produced by larry and fonce mizell, along with donald byrd's "places and spaces", and bobbi humphrey's "fancy dancer", all 3 lp's released in 1975. and after listening to these, you'll understand why. the grooves on this album just kick and groove with repeated words and melodies that just stay with you forever! songs like "tell me what to do", "fantasy", "can't we smile?", and "shifting gears" all bump along to a hypnotic beat, with swirling arp synth playing from johnny and larry and fonce. a superb achievement.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta have it!, March 10, 2006

By 

Nigel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gears (Audio CD)

Rare and hard to find if you can get your hands on vinyl but this is definitely the
next best thang. Don't take my word for it check it out yourself. Johnny is simply a genious at work.