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 (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".

Track listing
All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted:
 * 1) "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 8:39
 * 2) "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 7:18
 * 3) "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 6:43
 * 4) "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 3:48
 * 5) "Nasty" - 9:06
 * 6) "Four Bowls of Soul" - 7:10

Personnel

 * Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
 * Houston Person - tenor saxophone
 * John Abercrombie - guitar
 * Grady Tate - drums

Production

 * Cal Lampley - producer
 * Rudy Van Gelder - engineer