Drives (album)
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
| Lonnie Smith chronology | ||||
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Drives is an album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Lonnie Smith had the raw skills, imagination, and versatility to play burning originals, bluesy covers of R&B and pop, or skillful adaptations of conventional jazz pieces and show tunes. Why he never established himself as a consistent performer remains a mystery, but this 1970 reissue shows why he excited so many people during his rise".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Lonnie Smith except as indicated
- "Twenty-Five Miles" - 5:36
- "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 7:30
- "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis, Victor Feldman) - 5:43
- "Psychedelic Pi" - 6:30
- "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox) - 10:46
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 2, 1970
Personnel
[edit]- Lonnie Smith - organ
- Dave Hubbard - tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
- Larry McGee - guitar
- Joe Dukes - drums
Uses in other media
[edit]Alternative hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest sampled the drum break and organ from Smith's cover of "Spinning Wheel" in their 1990 song "Can I Kick It?", off their album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
References
[edit]- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 24, 2010
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed November 24, 2010