Lonnie Liston Smith

This article is about the pianist. For the jazz organist of the same name, see Dr. Lonnie Smith .

Lonnie Liston Smith (2009)

Lonnie Liston Smith (born December 28, 1940 in Richmond , Virginia ) is an American pianist and keyboardist .

Previously sideman for Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1965–67), where he participated in the album Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith , Art Blakey (1966), Pharoah Sanders ( Karma , 1969), Gato Barbieri (1971) and Miles Davis (1973), from 1974 he combined jazz with popular black music styles in his own band "Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes" . B. Funk . Lonnie Liston Smith is one of the representatives of the Fusion . After his commercial success with the album Expansions , he remained largely true to the style of music to this day.

Discography

Albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	R&B
1975	Expansions Flying Dutchman 0934	US85 (13 weeks) US	R&B27 (13 weeks) R&B	First published: May 1975 with The Cosmic Echoes Producers: Bob Thiele , Lonnie Liston Smith
	Visions of a New World Flying Dutchman 1196	US74 (15 weeks) US	R&B14 (18 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1975 with The Cosmic Echoes Producers: Bob Thiele, Lonnie Liston Smith
1976	Reflections of a Golden Dream Flying Dutchman 1460	US75 (14 weeks) US	R&B18 (9 weeks) R&B	First published: March 1976 with The Cosmic Echoes Producers: Bob Thiele, Lonnie Liston Smith
	Renaissance RCA Victor 1822	US73 (20 weeks) US	R&B49 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1976 with The Cosmic Echoes Producers: Bob Thiele, Lonnie Liston Smith
1977	Live! RCA Victor 2433	US58 (11 weeks) US	R&B33 (14 weeks) R&B	First release: July 1977 Instrumental live album Recording: Smuckers Cabaret New York, May 19-21, 1977 Producer: Bob Thiele
1978	Loveland Columbia 35332	US120 (13 weeks) US	R&B37 (11 weeks) R&B	First published: April 1978 Producers: Bert DeCoteaux, Lonnie Liston Smith
1979	Exotic Mysteries Columbia 35654	US123 (8 weeks) US	R&B50 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1979 Producers: Bert DeCoteaux, Lonnie Liston Smith
	A Song for the Children Columbia 36141	-	R&B57 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1979 Producers: Bert DeCoteaux, Lonnie Liston Smith
1980	Love Is the Answer Columbia 36373	-	R&B51 (8 weeks) R&B	First published: April 1980 Producer: Lonnie Liston Smith
1983	Dreams of Tomorrow Doctor Jazz 38447	US139 (2 weeks) US	R&B46 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: May 1983 Producers: Lonnie Liston Smith, Marcus Miller
1990	Love Goddess Startrak 4021	-	R&B40 (26 weeks) R&B	First published: April 1990 Executive Producer : George Roberts III, Lonnie Liston Smith
1991	Magic Lady Startrak 1000	-	R&B75 (15 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1991 Producer: Jacques Burvick

more publishments

• 1973: Under Fire ( Gato Barbieri with Lonnie Liston Smith and Stanley Clarke ; Philips 6321 116)
• 1973: Bolivia (Gato Barbieri with Lonnie Liston Smith; Flying Dutchman 10158)
• 1973: Astral Traveling (with The Cosmic Echoes; Flying Dutchman 10163)
• 1974: Cosmic Funk (with The Cosmic Echoes; Flying Dutchman 10591)
• 1984: Silhouettes (Doctor Jazz 39420)
• 1985: Rejuvenation (Doctor Jazz 40063)
• 1986: Make Someone Happy (Doctor Jazz 40612)
• 1988: Golden Dreams (reissue of Reflections of a Golden Dream , remastered; RCA 6996-2-RB)
• 1991: Watercolors (RCA 3099-2-N)
• 1998: Transformation (Loveland Records D2-24942-2)

Compilations

• 1978: The Best of Lonnie Liston Smith (RCA 12897)
• 1980: The Best of Lonnie Liston Smith (Columbia 36366)
• 1993: New World Visions: The Very Best of Lonnie Liston Smith (RCA 74321137611)
• 2002: Introducing ( BMG 74321 93975 2)
• 2009: Original Album Classics (box with 5 CDs; RCA 88697445492)
• 2012: Cosmic Funk & Spiritual Sounds: The Best of the Flying Dutchman Years ( BGP Records CDBGPD 254)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	R&B
1975	expansion expansion	-	R&B79 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1975 with The Cosmic Echoes
	A Chance for Peace Visions of a New World	-	R&B91 (5 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1975 with The Cosmic Echoes
1978	Journey into Love Loveland	-	R&B92 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1978
1979	Space Princess Exotic Mysteries	-	RB86 (2 weeks) RB	First published: February 1979
1983	Never Too Late Dreams of Tomorrow	UK84 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1983
1990	Obsession Love Goddess	-	RB79 (7 weeks) RB	First release: May 1990 feat. Phyllis Hyman

More singles

• 1975: Skull Session / Dumpy Mama ( Oliver Nelson and His Orchestra feat. Lonnie Liston Smith)
• 1976: Get Down Everybody (It's Time for World Peace) (with The Cosmic Echoes; release: April)
• 1976: Peace & Love (with The Cosmic Echoes)
• 1977: Renaissance (with The Cosmic Echoes; release: March)
• 1977: Sorceress (release: September)
• 1978: We Can Dream (release: August)
• 1979: A Song for the Children (release: August)
• 1979: Quiet Moments (Promo)
• 1980: Give Peace a Chance (Make Love Not War) (release: March)
• 1980: Bridge Through Time (released May)
• 1983: A Lonely Way to Be (release: July)
• 1984: Say You Love Me
• 1984: If You Take Care of Me (release: October)
• 1985: rejuvenation
• 1990: Star Flower
• 1992: Xpand Ya Mind (Expansions) (Wag Ya Tail feat. Lonnie Liston Smith)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK Billboard 200
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .

Web links

• Official Homepage (English)
• Lonnie Liston Smith at Allmusic (English)
• Lonnie Liston Smith at Discogs (English)
• Lonnie Liston Smith Selected Discography ( Memento from October 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )