One of a handful of records cut by the lovely singer Byrdie Green for Prestige during the 60s! Byrdie's got a sweet soulful voice – not the greatest in the world technically, but very much in that classic small club mode of the 60s and 70s, as often heard singing with a hip small combo late into the nights. In this case, the hip combo's that of
Johnny Hammond Smith – as
Johnny arranged the whole set, and sort of acted as Byrdie's mentor at Prestige.
Johnny's groovy organ group also features Virgil Jones on trumpet, Gene
Walker on tenor, and Eddie Diehl on guitar – and they provide some very tasty backing for Byrdie on cuts like "Hurt", "Gin House Blues", "Goin Out Of My Head", "Somebody Groovy", and "In The Dark".
(Mono trident label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some wear, flaking on the spine, a small cutout hole and some staining around the edges.)