Happy Birthday Lonnie Liston Smith. ‘Mr. Smith Goes To Liston’

This day ( December 28, 1940), in  Richmond, Virginia, is born Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr., an American jazz, soul, and funk musician.

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Tracklist :

1 . Session for Jazz FM (2017)

2 . Expansions ( 2010)

3 . Interview – On The Corner With Miles Davis.

4 . Interview

5 . w/ Phyllis Hyman – On Bet

6 . w/ Phyllis Hyman – Obsession

7 . What Is This Thing Called Love ?

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Tracklist :

Expansions . A Chance for Peace . Give Peace A Chance (Make Love) . A Garden Of Peace . Cosmic Funk . Quiet Moments . Golden Dreams . Devika (Goddess) . Shadows . Beautiful Woman .

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Wikipedia : This day ( December 28, 1940), in  Richmond, Virginia, is born Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr., an American jazz, soul, and funk musician.

Official Web Site : Lonnie and Pharaoh Sanders created spontaneously at every moment. Lonnie, also began to experiment with electric keyboards and created a rich Cosmic sound to support Pharaoh’s impassioned tenor saxophone flights.

@allmusic : When Lonnie Liston Smith made the transition from sideman to leader in 1973, it was the beginning of a fusion/crossover/post-bop band he dubbed Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes.

@last.fm : But the Cosmic Echoes were hardly jazz purists. Their instrumental fusion combined those post-bop influences with funk, pop, and rock, and some of their best-known vocal numbers (which include 1979’s “Space Princess” and 1983’s “Never Too Late”) were outright R&B.

@Discogs : He is renowned for defying genres, blending atmospheric fusion, soul and funk and is often quoted as a strong influence on acid jazz. He is still writing and touring.

Photo : Lonnie Liston Smith

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