| Drives | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lonnie Smith |
| Cover: | Drives (Lonnie Smith album).jpg |
| Released: | 1970 |
| Recorded: | January 2, 1970 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 35:46 |
| Label: | Blue Note |
| Producer: | Francis Wolff |
| Chronology: | Lonnie Smith |
| Prev Title: | Move Your Hand |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Live at Club Mozambique |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
Drives is an album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Lonnie Smith had the raw skills, imagination, and versatility to play burning originals, bluesy covers of R&B and pop, or skillful adaptations of conventional jazz pieces and show tunes. Why he never established himself as a consistent performer remains a mystery, but this 1970 reissue shows why he excited so many people during his rise".[2]
All compositions by Lonnie Smith except as indicated
Alternative hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest sampled the drum break to Smith's cover of "Spinning Wheel" in their 1990 song "Can I Kick It?", off their album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.