Nice 'n' Tasty is an album by jazz pianist John Wright which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
| Nice 'n' Tasty | ||||
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| Studio album by John Wright Trio | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7197 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| John Wright chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| DownBeat | [5] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer wrote of Wright's playing: "while there are a couple of things in the Gospel-ly vein ('Yes, I Know'; 'Pie Face'), they are less impressive than his handling of a standard such as 'Witchcraft', or of Adderley's 'Things Are Getting Better'".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Wright, except where indicated.
- "Things Are Getting Better" (Julian Adderley) – 3:43
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 6:15
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 5:25
- "Pie Face" – 5:08
- "You Do It" – 5:47
- "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) – 5:42
- "The Wright Way" – 4:00
- "Yes I Know" – 4:16
Personnel
editPerformers
editProduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed November 30, 2018
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. John Wright Leader Entry accessed November 30, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Prestige Records 7000 series discography accessed November 30, 2018
- ^ John Wright: Nice 'n' Tasty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Kofsky, Frank (October 12, 1961). "John Wright: Nice 'n' Tasty". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 21. p. 34.