1976 Johnny Hammond – Forever Taurus
Forever Taurus is an album by Johnny Hammond, released in 1976 on Milestone.
Tracks
1 Old Devil Moon (Burton Lane; EY Harburg) 04:31
2 Countdown (Wade Marcus) 04:45
3 Walk In Sunshine (Johnny Hammond) 04:32
4 Ghetto Samba (Wade Marcus) 05:33
5 Cosmic Voyager (Johnny Hammond) 04:37
6 My Ship (Ira Gershwin; Kurt Weill) 03:22
7 Winds Of Change (Wade Marcus) 03:33
8 Forever Taurus (Johnny Hammond) 09:21
Biography
Musicians
| Electric Piano | Johnny Hammond |
| Hammond Organ | Johnny Hammond |
| Synthesizer | Johnny Hammond |
Other Musicians
1 Old Devil Moon
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
2 Countdown
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
3 Walk In Sunshine
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Bass | Henry Davis |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
4 Ghetto Samba
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
5 Cosmic Voyager
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Bass | Henry Davis |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
6 My Ship
| Bass | Curtis Robertson Jr |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
7 Winds Of Change
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Clavinet | Sonny Burke |
| Electric Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Marlo Henderson |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Snooky Young |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Sax | Carl Randall |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
8 Forever Taurus
| Bass | Tony Dumas |
| Drums | Ron Steen |
| Guitar | John Abercrombie |
| Guitar | Ray Obiedo |
| Trombone | Al Hall |
| Congas | Sheila Escovedo |
| Percussion | Mayuto Correa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Wade Marcus
Producer (Executive) – Orrin Keepnews
Arranged By – Wade Marcus
Concertmaster – Charles Veal Jr (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Engineer – Jerry Hudgins
Engineer – Eddie Bill Harris (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Sanders
Engineer (Percussion) – Greg Venable
Engineer – Kevin Beamish
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Remix – Kevin Beamish
Art Direction – Phil Carroll
Artwork By – J. Putnam
Photography – Phil Bray
Mastered At Crystal Sound
Mixed At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Crystal Sound