Marking Johnny Hammond's first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard's Jazz chart. Single "Los Conquistadores Chocolats" was a crossover success, landing in the Top 5 of Billboard's Dance Club Songs and Disco Singles charts. In the decades since its release, however, Gears has only grown in its cult status, being sampled by the likes of Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar.

The album was cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl at RTI. The LP is housed in a tip-on jacket, featuring faithfully reproduced original artwork.

• Johnny Hammond Gears, on 180-gram vinyl!
• Part of the Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series from Craft Recordings!
• Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Pressed at RTI, packaged in a tip-on jacket

A1 Tell Me What To Do
A2 Los Conquistadores Chocolats
A3 Lost On 23Rd Street
B1 Fantasy
B2 Shifting Gears
B3 Can'T We Smile