Lonnie Smith – Drives (LP Vinyl)
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Dr. Lonnie Smith spent the late 1960s redefining what a Hammond B-3 could do in a funk and soul-jazz context, and *Drives* catches him at peak velocity, just a year after his celebrated *Think!* LP. His willingness to dig into pop and rock repertoire wasn't novelty, it was a statement about where the organ belonged in 1970, right in the middle of everything.
Lonnie Smith -"Drives (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)" Lonnie Smith's 1970 album, Drives, was a showcase of the organist's sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax, Ronnie Cuber on bari sax, Larry McGee on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers funky takes on hits "Twenty-Five Miles" and "Spinning Wheel," plus a fleet version of Miles Davis' "Seven Steps to Heaven." 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. [180g Heavy Vinyl LP]
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Side B
UPC: 602465148602
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 12.13.24
Format: LP Vinyl