℗ 2020 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
| Released | September 1, 1975 |
| Duration | 33m 19s |
| Record Label | Craft Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | CR03038 |
| Genre | Jazz |
Gears
Johnny Hammond
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Tell Me What To Do
Johnny Hammond |
5:19 | |||
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1.2
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Los Conquistadores Chocolates
Johnny Hammond |
6:08 | |||
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1.3
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Lost On 23rd Street
Johnny Hammond |
5:55 | |||
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1.4
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Fantasy
Johnny Hammond |
6:06 | |||
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1.5
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Shifting Gears
Johnny Hammond |
5:16 | |||
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1.6
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Can't We Smile?
Johnny Hammond |
4:35 |
"Gears is like a text book for jazz-funk. The rhythm section of Harvey Mason Snr and Chuck Rainey are right there on the one throughout, allowing Hammond, guitarist Craig McMullen and the horn section to go with the Mizzell Brothers' directions."
- BBC Music
Celebrating 40 years since its first release, Johnny Hammond's Gears is given the deluxe treatment with the addition of six previously unreleased tracks and a brand new transfer from the original masters. Recognized as one of the finest jazz funk albums of all time, Gears was produced by the Mizell brothers and stands alongside their work with Donald Byrd at the pinnacle of their careers. Tracks such as 'Shifting Gears' and 'Los Conquistadores Chocolates' have been club classics almost since the album was released. Hip hop and house producers have regularly used it as a source for samples. The bonus cuts shine a light on the Mizell's production process and show the strength of the material from which the released masters were culled.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Craft Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.47 -0.49 to -0.45 | -14.59 -15.13 to -13.99 | -11.55 -11.90 to -11.30 | 9 9 to 10 | |
| 1 | Tell Me What To Do | -0.47 | -14.82 | -11.9 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Conquistadores Chocolates | -0.48 | -14.67 | -11.4 | 9 |
| 3 | Lost On 23rd Street | -0.48 | -14.57 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 4 | Fantasy | -0.49 | -14.38 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 5 | Shifting Gears | -0.45 | -15.13 | -11.7 | 10 |
| 6 | Can't We Smile? | -0.48 | -13.99 | -11.3 | 9 |