LONNIE LISTON SMITH, ADRIAN YOUNGE, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD - LONNIE LISTON SMITH JID017

Released: 28/04/23

This, however, is as funky as a slab of Epoisses de Bourgogne – a cheese so 'muscular' that in Paris, one is not allowed to take it on public transport. One of the most recognisable keyboard maestros of all time, the pioneering Lonnie Liston Smith has been a crucial figure in jazz-funk for over 50 years, playing alongside heavyweights like Max Roach, Art Blakey, Gato Barbieri, Miles Davis and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. This exceptional release by the good folks at Jazz Is Dead, however, fully spotlights the supreme talents of Liston Smith as a band leader in his own right, and its nine brand-new tracks of astounding invention and phenomenal playing show just why generation after generation still looks to him for inspiration.