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About Lonnie Liston Smith
Hometown
Richmond, VA, United States
Born
December 28, 1940
Genre
Jazz
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.
Lonnie Liston Smith has also released music as a member of Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes.
Musical InfluencesLonnie Liston Smith's musical influences include Jimmy Smith, Charles Lloyd, McCoy Tyner and more.
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