Lonnie Liston Smith’s second album ‘Cosmic Funk’ was released in 1974 on the Flying Dutchman label. The title track is a spacey funky jazz number reminiscent of Miles Davis ‘On the Corner’. ‘Footprints’ is a brilliant percussive version of the Wayne Shorter track featuring Lonnie’s textured keyboards, George Barron on Soprano Sax, propelled by Al Anderson’s bass. ‘Beautiful Woman’ is a beautiful track featuring Donald Smith harmonic vocals. ‘Sais (Egypt)’is a lovely atmospheric Spiritual Jazz track written by Mtume. Donald Smith appears again on the slower and reflective ‘Peaceful Ones and ‘Naima’. ‘Cosmic Funk is a strong album that bridges the gap between Lonnie’s Spiritual Jazz past and his more well known sound that started with his next album ‘Expansions’.
Track listings:
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01 Cosmic Funk by Lonnie Liston Smith
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02 Footprints by Lonnie Liston Smith
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03 Beautiful Woman by Lonnie Liston Smith
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04 Sais (Egypt) by Lonnie Liston Smith
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05 Peaceful Ones by Lonnie Liston Smith
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06 Naima by Lonnie Liston Smith
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