The Lonnie Smith Trio - Foxy Lady: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (1994) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond B-3 organ for over five decades, he has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with a virtual "Who's Who" of the greatest jazz, blues and R&B giants in the industry. Since leaving the Blue Note stable in the '70s, Dr. Smith has recorded for a slew of record labels, ascending the charts many times. The resurrection of Lonnie Smith continues with this exciting mini-survey of the Jimi Hendrix legacy. This time, the material allows Smith's crackling, tightly knit collaborators, John Abercrombie and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.

The resurrection of Lonnie Smith continues with this exciting mini-survey of the Jimi Hendrix legacy. This time, the material allows Smith's crackling, tightly knit collaborators, John Abercrombie and Marvin "Smitty" Smith, to run a bit wild – indeed, Abercrombie's tone and attack takes on a Hendrix-like cast on the title track – while Lonnie mostly remains in the same cool soul-jazz frame of mind, an excellent foil. The most ambitious track, "Castles Made of Sand," takes on a military rhythm before breaking out into Smitty's everywhere-at-once drum patterns, cooking at a fine boil through its 23 1/2-minute length before breaking into a suitably chaotic rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" toward the end. On the latter, Abercrombie has a ball pouring on the sarcasm, and Lonnie bounces around the organ. "Third Stone from the Sun" moves at a casual, loping pace before Abercrombie and Smitty go into their guitar- and drum-slinger modes. Finally, there is a bit of fantasy in Lonnie's "Jimi Meets Miles" – a musical event that nearly happened – with Abercrombie doing a laconic Hendrix impression over a propulsive rhythm that recalls Miles' Bitches Brew period. A companion disc, Purple Haze (recorded the next day), is also available.

Tracklist:

01. Foxy Lady
02. Castles Made Of Sand / Star Spangled Banner
03. Third Stone From The Sun
04. Jimi Meets Miles

Personnel
Lonnie Smith - organ
John Abercrombie - guitar
Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Jerome Fox.
Recorded on March 19, 1994 at Sound Designer Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-255.


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