''Afro–desia'' is an album by American jazz organist

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recorded in 1975 and released on the

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accessed April 13, 2018
accessed April 13, 2018

Reception

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's Jason Ankeny said: "Afrodesia'' expands upon the soul-jazz sensibility of organist Lonnie Smith's classic Blue Note efforts, abandoning their hairpin-tight, diamond-sharp grooves in favor of more meditative, free-flowing epics that draw on elements of Latin jazz, pop, and even disco".

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Smith # "Afrodesia" – 9:18 # "Spirits Free" – 15:00 # "Straight to the Point" – 6:54 # "Flavors" – 10:00 # "The Awakening" – 8:00 note: "Flavors" is actually John Coltrane's "Impressions"

Personnel

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, keyboards * Joe Lovano –

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*Greg Hopkins – trumpet (tracks 1–3) *Compliments of a friend (alias George Benson) – guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 5) *Ralphe Armstrong – electric bass (track 1) *

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– electric bass (track 2) *

Ben Riley Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (July 17, 1933 – November 18, 2017) was an American jazz drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and as a member of the group Sp ...

– drums (tracks 1–3) *Jamey Haddad – drums, percussion (tracks 4 & 5)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afro-desia Groove Merchant albums Lonnie Smith (organist) albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Sonny Lester Jazz-funk albums