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LONNIE SMITH a.k.a. Dr. Lonnie Smith is an American jazz Hammond B-3 organist. Not to be confused with Lonnie Liston Smith.



2 Cds / Companion pieces:
CD 1, Lonnie Smith Trio, Foxy Lady: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix, 1994
CD 2, Lonnie Smith Trio, Purple Haze: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix, 1995



CD 1, Foxy Lady 
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.

CD 2, Purple Haze 
In the early '70s, Lonnie Smith's recordings frequently exhibited a debt to Jimi Hendrix's groundbreaking fusions, but he waited until 1995 to release Foxy Lady, a full-fledged tribute to the innovative guitarist. Foxy Lady was so successful that Smith decided to make another Hendrix album, again with John Abercrombie and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Purple Haze is as entertaining as Foxy Lady, it's truly remarkable to hear how these blues-rockers can open up into soul-jazz numbers tinged with free jazz influences, and confirms not only Hendrix's composing talents, but also Smith's vision.



2CDs / 1994, 1995 / 320Kbps



CD 1, Tracklist, Foxy Lady:
1. Foxy Lady 
2. Castles Made Of Sand-Star Spangled Banner 
3. Third Stone From The Sun 
4. Jimi Meets Miles

 

CD 2, Tracklist, Purple Haze:
1. Voodoo Chile 
2. Up From The Skies 
3. Gypsy Eyes 
4. Purple Haze-Star Spangled Banner 




Personnel:
Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B-3 organ
John Abercrombie, guitar
Marvin ΓÇ£SmittyΓÇ¥ Smith, drums





ΓÇ£If I donΓÇÖt meet you no more in this world.  
Then IΓÇÖll see you in the next.
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(Jimi Hendrix)




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