Lonnie Liston Smith - Cosmic Funk and Spiritual Sounds

Lonnie Liston Smith 
Cosmic Funk and Spiritual Sounds
BGP 254 - import CD

“I came to London in the 70s and was so pleasantly surprised to see the kids dancing to ‘Expansions’,” recalled Lonnie Liston Smith to me back in 2004. “‘Expansions’ was the first time I really thought about writing lyrics,” he revealed. “I said well, okay, let’s come up with some really enlightening lyrics and at the same time the people can dance to it if they want to.” Regarded as his signature song, ‘Expansions’ – which features lead vocals from Smith’s younger sibling, Donald, over an intoxicating bass-propelled groove – was quickly adopted as an anthem by the UK jazz-funk club scene and appropriately kicks off BGP’s new anthology focusing on the Virginia keyboard player’s Flying Dutchman output. It contains a whopping 15 tracks of funky beats and spiritual jazz sounds. Even today, Lonnie Liston Smith’s music still sounds fresh, vibrant and above all, relevant. The fact that many of the songs on this collection have been plundered for samples in the hip-hop era – by Jay-Z, Stetsasonic, Mary J Blige and others – affirms the enduring appeal of his cosmic sounds.

     Contains: 
Expansions 
A Chance For Peace 
Beautiful Woman 
Shadows 
Sunbeams 
Golden Dreams 
Astral Traveling 
Devika (Goddess) 
Meditations 
Vision of a New World (Phase 1) 
Vision of a New World (Phase 2) 
Cosmic Funk 
Get Down Everybody (It's Time For World Peace ) 
Desert Nights 
In Search Of Truth 

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