Nice 'n' Tasty explained

Nice 'n' Tasty
Type:	Studio
Artist:	John Wright Trio
Cover:	Nice 'n' Tasty.jpg
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
Chronology:	John Wright
Prev Title:	South Side Soul
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Makin' Out
Next Year:	1961

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]

Reception

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'".

Track listing

All 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

Performers

Production

Esmond Edwards – supervision
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7197 Prestige Records discography
Fitzgerald, M. John Wright Leader Entry accessed November 30, 2018
http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Prestige_7150.htm Jazzlists: Prestige Records 7000 series discography