Breakout (Johnny Hammond album)

Breakout is an album by jazz organist Johnny Hammond recorded for the Kudu label in 1971.[1][2] The album was the first release on Creed Taylor's Kudu label, a subsidiary of CTI Records and is the first album that dropped Johnny "Hammond" Smith's surname.

Breakout
Studio album by Johnny Hammond
Released	1971
Recorded	June 3 and 4, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:25
Label	Kudu KU-01
Producer	Creed Taylor
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology
What's Going On (1971) Breakout (1971) Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a blessed-out basket of blues and groove that covers some of the hot tunes of the day and some organ classics with enough soul power to melt the ice around the heart of even the staunchest jazz purist" and stating "This is a smoking album that runs the gamut of soul-jazz to hard funk and R&B seamlessly, but sweatily".[3] The album for sure captures the heart, soul and mind of jazz lovers from all across the world.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted

1. "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 10:50
2. "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" (Roger Atkins, Neil Sedaka) - 6:35
3. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 5:35
4. "Blues Selah" (Leo Johnson) - 6:40
5. "Breakout" - 4:45

Personnel

• Johnny Hammond - organ, arranger
• Danny Moore - trumpet
• Grover Washington, Jr. - tenor saxophone, arranger
• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Johnny Williams - electric bass
• Billy Cobham - drums
• Airto Moreira - percussion
• Leo Johnson - arranger (track 4)

Production

• Creed Taylor - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Payne, D. Kudu Records discography accessed April 30, 2013
2. Johnny "Hammond" Smith discography accessed April 30, 2013
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic listing accessed April 30, 2013.