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ALBUMLonnie Liston Smith JID017Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Albums by Lonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMLonnie Liston Smith JID017Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
ALBUMExplorations: The Columbia RecordingsLonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMSilhouettesLonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMLove Is the Answer (Expanded)Lonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMExotic MysteriesLonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMDreams of TomorrowLonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMLovelandLonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMLive!Lonnie Liston Smith
ALBUMReflections of a Golden DreamLonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
ALBUMRenaissanceLonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
Lonnie Liston Smith's Popular Music Videos
Don't Write Checks That Your Body Can't Cash (feat. Lonnie Liston Smith )
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Artist Biography
Before becoming a bandleader, pianist/organist/composer Lonnie Liston Smith made essential contributions to important recordings by Roland Kirk, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, and Miles Davis. After founding Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes, he issued six influential electric albums for Flying Dutchman between 1973 and 1977 -- including Astral Traveling and Visions of a New World -- establishing him as a jazz-funk innovator. Between 1978 and 1980, his four Columbia outings -- including Exotic Mysteries and Love Is the Answer -- consciously joined funk, disco, and smooth jazz. He placed eight albums in Top 200. After a spiritual awakening, Smith spent the next two decades recording for Dr. Jazz and Startrak Records through 1998's Transformation. Following a 25-year hiatus, he returned to recording under his own name with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge for 2023's Lonnie Liston Smith JID017.
Hometown
Richmond, VA, United States
Genre
Jazz