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Explorations: The Columbia Recordings (CD)

By: Lonnie Liston Smith (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Explorations: The Columbia Recordings (CD) Album By Lonnie Liston Smith (Artist)
1   Space Princess
2   Quiet Moments
3   Magical Journey
4   Exotic Mysteries
5   Singing For Love
6   Mystical Dreamer
7   Twilight
8   Night Flower
9   Sunburst
10   Journey Into Love
11   Floating Through Space
12   Bright Moments
13   We Can Dream
14   Springtime Magic
15   Loveland
16   Explorations
 
DISC 2 for Explorations: The Columbia Recordings (CD) Album By Lonnie Liston Smith (Artist)
1   In The Park
2   Love Is The Answer
3   Speak About It
4   Bridge Through Time
5   On The Real Side
6   Enchantress
7   Give Peace A Chance
8   Free And Easy
9   Song For The Children, A
10   Lover's Dream
11   Aquarian Cycle
12   Street Festival
13   Midsummer Magic
14   Nightlife
15   Gift Of Love, A
 

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Q (May 2002, p.135) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...The music is more intelligent in its construction than plenty of other fusion....one of jazz's finest keyboardists."

Title Note

Personnel includes: Lonnie Liston Smith (vocals, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, keyboards); James Robinson (vocals, guitar); Donald Smith (vocals, flute); Bert De Coteaux (arranger); David Hubbard (saxophone, flute); Albert James, Louis Barbarin, Koran Daniels (horns); Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ); Ronald D. Miller (acoustic & electric guitar); Doc Powell (guitar); Aurell Ray (12-string guitar); Marcus Miller, Al Anderson, Pee Wee Ford (bass); Lino Reyes, George Johnson (drums); Steve Thornton, Lawrence Killian (congas, percussion); Yvonne Lewis, Ulanda McCullough, Janet Wright (background vocals).

Recorded between 1978 & 1980.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Keyboard wizard Lonnie Liston Smith has worn many stylistic hats throughout his career (though his trademark turban has seldom left his head), starting out as a prime exponent of straight-ahead jazz piano before moving into more commercial waters. Those enamored of jazz fusion, R&B, and funk will be well served by the two-disc anthology EXPLORATIONS, as it draws from the late-'70s/early-'80s period that found Smith incorporating all of those styles into a very distinctive amalgam. Sweet soul vocals, funky bass lines, and elegant sax solos abound, but the focus throughout the four albums drawn on for EXPLORATIONS remains on Smith's scintillating keyboard work. It will come as no surprise to admirers of his early work to note that he's an ace on the 88's, but Smith's dewy electric piano and crisp, percussive clavinet runs are equally impressive, embodying a certain '70s paradigm so completely that EXPLORATIONS feels like a time capsule intended to offer some grace and beauty to a less florid century.

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