Nasty!
Nasty! | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny "Hammond" Smith | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | June 18, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:44 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7588 | |||
Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
Johnny "Hammond" Smith chronology | ||||
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Nasty! is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1968.[1][2] The album is notable as the first recording featuring guitarist John Abercrombie.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "in a sense it's run-of-the-mill as far as Prestige late-'60s soul-jazz goes: quite fine grooves, a dependable yet somewhat predictable house sound, and a reliance upon cover versions for much of the material (two-thirds of the songs, in this case). It's solidly executed, though, in a lean fashion that, to its credit, runs counter to the more excessive arrangements that were creeping into soul-jazz around this time".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted:
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 8:39
- "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 7:18
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 6:43
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 3:48
- "Nasty" - 9:06
- "Four Bowls of Soul" - 7:10
Personnel
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- John Abercrombie - guitar
- Grady Tate - drums
Production
References
- v
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leader
or
co-leader
- All Soul (1959)
- That Good Feelin' (1959)
- Talk That Talk (1960)
- Opus De Funk (1961)
- Stimulation (1961)
- Gettin' the Message (with Lem Winchester, 1961)
- Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (with Willis Jackson, 1960)
- Black Coffee (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- Look Out! (with Seldon Powell, 1962)
- A Little Taste (1963)
- Mr. Wonderful (1963)
- The Stinger (1965)
- Love Potion #9 (1966)
- The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (with Byrdie Green, 1966)
- Gettin' Up (1967)
- Soul Flowers (1967)
- Dirty Grape (1968)
- Nasty! (1968)
- Black Feeling! (1969)
- Soul Talk (1969)
- Here It 'Tis (1970)
- Breakout (1971)
- What's Going On (1971)
- Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
- The Prophet (1972)
- Higher Ground (1973)
- Gambler's Life (1974)
- Gears (1975)
others
- Angel Eyes (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1960–62)
- Night Life (Billy Butler, 1970)
- Taking Care of Business (Oliver Nelson, 1960)
- For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms, 1967)