Higher Ground | ||||
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Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | October 31 and November 1, 1973 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk | |||
Length | 35:56 | |||
Label | Kudu KU-16 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Johnny Hammond chronology | ||||
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Higher Ground is an album by jazz organist Johnny Hammond recorded for the Kudu label in 1973.[1][2]
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars stating "Some of the arrangements seem, well... arranged, but as soon as Smith kicks in, the groove is established".[3]
The song "Big Sur Suite" has been sampled multiple times including The Beastie Boys "Pass the Mic" and Dr. Dre in "A Nigga Wit a Gun".