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Astral Traveling
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
Cover:	Astral Traveling.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Spiritual jazz
Length:	39:12
Label:	Flying Dutchman FD-10163
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Lonnie Liston Smith
Next Title:	Cosmic Funk
Next Year:	1974

Astral Traveling is the debut album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released by the Flying Dutchman label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Reviewer Alex Henderson stated on AllMusic " this LP leaves no doubt that the improviser is very much his own man and has a wealth of brilliant ideas of his own; thankfully, he has a cohesive band to help him carry them out ... Astral Traveling is among Smith's most essential and rewarding albums".

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith

1. "Astral Traveling" − 5:30
2. "Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord" − 6:30
3. "Rejuvenation" − 5:50
4. "I Mani (Faith)" − 6:10
5. "In Search of Truth" − 7:04
6. "Aspirations" − 4:20

Personnel

• Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
• George Barron − soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Joe Beck − guitar
• Cecil McBee − bass
• David Lee Jr. − drums
• James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
• Badal Roy − tabla
• Geeta Vashi − tamboura

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_FD_10100.htm Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/flyingdutchman.pdf Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography