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

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