Nasty! | ||||
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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.
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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]
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted:
John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname, which also avoided his being confused with jazz guitarist Johnny Smith though this could lead to him being confused with Jimmy Smith (musician), another Hammond great.
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