| Reflections of a Golden Dream | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes |
| Cover: | Reflections of a Golden Dream.jpg |
| Released: | 1976 |
| Recorded: | September 1976 |
| Studio: | Mediasound, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz, Soul jazz |
| Length: | 38:51 |
| Label: | RCA/Flying Dutchman BDL1-1460 |
| Producer: | Bob Thiele, Lonnie Liston Smith |
| Chronology: | Lonnie Liston Smith |
| Prev Title: | Visions of a New World |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Live! |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
Reflections of a Golden Dream is an album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1976 and released by the Flying Dutchman label the following year.[1]
In his review for AllMusic, Steven Thomas Erlewine stated, "he already struck upon a blend of the spiritual and funk with 1975's Expansions. Released a year later, Reflections of a Golden Dream tips the scales a bit closer to funk ... After this Reflections starts to seem as meditative as its title, achieving a kind of elegant spiritual suspension while also feeling as fleet and slick as satin ... and while the rest of the record contains many period accouterments -- sustained strings, electric pianos, deep echoes -- the essence of the record is indeed meditative. Perhaps these are polyester paisley dreams but that doesn't make them any less real or affecting".
All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith