title: Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
text: # Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
  
  Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and saxophonist Willis Jackson recorded for the Prestige label in 1962.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger awarded the album 3 stars and stating "This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted.
  
  * "Good 'Nuff"
  * "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional)
  * "Sonja's Dreamland"
  * "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez)
  * " Y'all" (Willis Jackson)
  * "Neckbones"
  * "Delicious"
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
  * Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
  * Eddie McFadden – guitar
  * Leo Stevens – drums
  * Esmond Edwards – producer
  * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  