Afro–desia explained

Afro-desia
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lonnie Smith
Cover:	Afro–desia.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1975
Studio:	New York City, NY
Genre:	Jazz-funk^[1]
Length:	49:12
Label:	Groove Merchant GM 3308
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Lonnie Smith
Prev Title:	Mama Wailer
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Keep on Lovin'
Next Year:	1976

Afro–desia is an album by American jazz organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Afrodesia expands upon the soul-jazz sensibility of organist Lonnie Smith's classic Blue Note efforts, abandoning their hairpin-tight, diamond-sharp grooves in favor of more meditative, free-flowing epics that draw on elements of Latin jazz, pop, and even disco".

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Smith

1. "Afrodesia" – 9:18
2. "Spirits Free" – 15:00
3. "Straight to the Point" – 6:54
4. "Flavors" – 10:00
5. "The Awakening" – 8:00

note: "Flavors" is actually John Coltrane's "Impressions"

Personnel

• Lonnie Smith – organ, keyboards
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Greg Hopkins – trumpet (tracks 1–3)
• Compliments of a friend (alias George Benson) – guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
• Ralphe Armstrong – electric bass (track 1)
• Ron Carter – electric bass (track 2)
• Ben Riley – drums (tracks 1–3)
• Jamey Haddad – drums, percussion (tracks 4 & 5)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825081205/https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ . Gorton . TJ . BeatCaffeine . July 30, 2018 . August 25, 2018 . September 19, 2021.
2. http://www.drlonniesmith.com/discography/ Dr. Lonnie Smith Discography
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant_3300.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series
4. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Afro_Desia.htm Jazzlists: Album details