The Stinger is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith recorded for the Prestige label in 1965.

[1][2] The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Stinger is worth picking up for its cover alone -- for reasons beyond comprehension, the pop-art sleeve sports a vintage drawing of the classic DC Comics hero Green Lantern, bizarrely re-colored to feature a red and yellow costume.

A casual, after-hours insouciance permeates the grooves inside -- although the arrangements and mood fit squarely within the soul jazz tradition, the performances also bear a dusky allure rooted firmly in the blues".

[3] All compositions by Johnny "Hammond" Smith except where noted