Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 408 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 149 MB | Covers - 46 MB
Genre: Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (0602547618986)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 408 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 149 MB | Covers - 46 MB
Genre: Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (0602547618986)
Since Hammond B-3 specialist Lonnie Smith left Blue Note in the '70s, the largely self-taught musician has added the "Dr." to his name, adopted a traditional Sikh turban as a distinctive, if enigmatic style choice (it's unclear if he follows the religion), and continued to release a steady stream of highly regarded soulful well before the 21st century came around. With 2016's Evolution, Smith returns to Blue Note, his first studio album for the label since 1970's Drives. Produced by Don Was, Evolution is one of the most robust albums of his career. Where his previous few albums found him working in a trio format, on Evolution, Was surrounds Smith with various small group configurations featuring a bevy of post-bop, funk, and soul-ready musicians including drummers Jonathan Blake and Joe Dyson, guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, trumpeters Keyon Harrold and Maurice Brown, and others…