Lonnie Liston Smith

180 gram vinyl lp

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Expansions’ from 1975 was Lonnie Liston Smith’s big crossover album that helped the keyboardist reach a wider audience. It is one of the all time greatest Jazz Funk albums. The title track ‘Expansions’ is one of those really special tracks that still sounds fresh even after 1000’s of plays and is totally engaging from the introduction triangle right to the last bar, pure magic if you are listening or dancing to it. Lonnie’s brother Donald Smith sings the positive lyrics with his distinctive voice. Every track on this album is special from pulsating ‘Voodoo Woman’ to the mystical ‘Shadows’, and the beautiful shuffling ‘Summer Days’. An album to savour forever.

TRACKS & PERSONNEL:

• SIDE A
• A1. EXPANSIONS
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (electric piano, keyboards)
• Michael Carvin - (percussion)
• Donald Smith - (vocals, flute)
• A2. DESERT NIGHTS
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Donald Smith - (flute)
• Michael Carvin - (percussion)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (acoustic piano)
• David Hubbard - (soprano sax)
• A3. SUMMER DAYS
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Donald Smith - (flute)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (acoustic piano)
• David Hubbard - (soprano sax)

• SIDE B
• B1. VOODOO WOMAN
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Michael Carvin - (clavinet, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (electric piano, keyboards)
• Donald Smith - (flute)
• David Hubbard - (alto flute, tenor sax)
• B2. PEACE
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (acoustic piano, keyboards)
• Donald Smith - (flute)
• B3. SHADOWS
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (electric piano, keyboards)
• David Hubbard - (alto flute, tenor sax)
• Donald Smith - (vocals, flute)
• Michael Carvin - (percussion)
• B4. MY LOVE
• Cecil McBee - (bass)
• Leopoldo - (bongos, percussion)
• Lawrence Killian - (congas, percussion)
• Art Gore - (drums)
• Michael Carvin - (percussion)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - (acoustic & electric piano)
• David Hubbard - (soprano sax)
• Donald Smith - (vocals)