Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Lonnie Smith Drives (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 180g LP

Lonnie Smith

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SKU:
UNILP14860
UPC:
602465148602

Preorder Expected on 12-13-2024

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Coming December 13, 2024 pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed at Optimal!

One of the most creative and funkiest organists of all time, Lonnie Smith was first introduced to Blue Note listeners by standout sideman appearances with saxophonist Lou Donaldson who featured the B3 virtuoso on late-1960s soul jazz classics including Alligator Bogaloo, Mr. Shing-a-Ling, and Midnight Creeper. Smith went on to lead his own excellent Blue Note dates including his label debut Think! (1968) and Turning Point (1969). As the calendar turned to 1970, he was back in Van Gelder Studio on January 2 to record Drives, a showcase of the organist's unparalleled sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With a sturdy 5-piece band featuring Dave Hubbard on tenor saxophone, Ronnie Cuber on baritone saxophone, Larry McGee on guitar, and Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers a dynamic program including funky takes on recent hits like Edwin Starr's "Twenty-Five Miles" and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel," as well as a fleet version of Miles Davis' "Seven Steps to Heaven" full of twists and turns.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Features

  • Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
  • 180g Vinyl LP
  • All-Analog Pressing
  • Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
  • Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians

Dave Hubbard tenor sax
Ronnie Cuber baritone sax
Larry McGee guitar
Lonnie Smith organ
Joe Dukes drums

Selections

Side One:

  1. Twenty-Five Miles
  2. Spinning Wheel
  3. Seven Steps to Heaven

Side Two:

  1. Psychedelic Pi
  2. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

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