Artist: Dr. Lonnie Smith Title Of Album: Evolution Released: 2016 Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock Label: Blue Note – 0602547618986 Format: FLAC Quality: lossess Total Time: 1:03:12 Total Size: 383 MB Covers Tracklist: 01. Play It Back (Featuring Robert Glasper) (14:04) 02. Afrodesia (Featuring Joe Lovano) (8:20) 03. For Heavens Sake (Featuring Joe Lovano) (5:51) 04. Straight No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) (6:43) 05. Talk About This (7:19) 06. My Favorite Things (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) (11:10) 07. African Suite (9:53) Personnel: Bass Clarinet – John Ellis (tracks: 3) Drums – Joe Dyson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7), Jonathan Blake Flute – John Ellis (tracks: 7) Guitar – Jonathan Kreisberg Organ [Hammond B3 Organ], Keyboards – Dr. Lonnie Smith Piano – Robert Glasper (tracks: 1) Soprano Saxophone ["G" Mezzo Soprano Saxophone] – Joe Lovano (tracks: 2) Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano (tracks: 3), John Ellis (tracks: 1, 2, 5) Trumpet – Keyon Harold (tracks: 1), Maurice Brown (tracks: 2, 5) Written-By – Dr. Lonnie Smith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7) Notes: Recorded and mixed at Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY Mastered at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, CA Dr. Lonnie Smith is set to release his first Blue Note album in 45 years with the January 29 release of Evolution. The album marks the return of the legendary Hammond B-3 organ master to the label where he first made a name for himself in the late 1960s, first as a sideman with saxophonist Lou Donaldson on albums including Alligator Bogaloo, and soon after as a leader with his own soul-jazz classics such as Think! and Turning Point. Special guests on Evolution include pianist Robert Glasper and saxophonist Joe Lovano, who made his own recorded debut as a sideman on Smith’s 1975 album Afrodesia. Smith will perform with his Evolution band at the 2016 NYC Winter Jazzfest in January, and additional tour dates and album details will be announced shortly.
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