Chas Smith (1948-2024)
Nakadai
Hollister
A Judas Within
Chosts on the Window
Joaquin Murphy

Chas Smith, Bob Fernandez, John Fitzgerald, M.B. Gordy, Theresa Knight

Nakadai, which San Francisco’s Other Minds Radio called “one of the most explosive LPs of the ’80s,” is a set of works that offers a catalog of musical “waves”—from ripples to tsunamis. It features composer Chas Smith playing pedal steel guitar solo, overdubbed, and with a mallet percussion quartet. This CD reissue allows today’s listeners to hear prototypical Smith music. In addition to the original five Nakadai tracks, this release includes two bonus tracks: 2008’s evocative Ghosts on the Windows and 1991’s Joaquin Murphey, a tribute to the pedal steel legend of the same name. [CD and folder in jewel case]