Nasty!


Nasty! is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1968. The album is notable as the first recording featuring guitarist John Abercrombie.

Reception

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. 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted:
  1. "If I Were a Bell" - 8:39
  2. "Song for My Father" - 7:18
  3. "Speak Low" - 6:43
  4. "Unchained Melody" - 3:48
  5. "Nasty" - 9:06
  6. "Four Bowls of Soul" - 7:10

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