AFRODESIA by LONNIE SMITH

Repress from this jazzfunk album from 1975 featuring the classic title track, produced by Sonny Lester and featuring Ron Carter on bass !On his 8th LP, 1975's Afro-Desia, jazz organ virtuoso and George Benson Quartet alumni Lonnie Smith took an unexpected left-field turn with his sound. His Blue Note Records material had been characterized by the sharpness, and tightly arranged funk grooves, but on Afro-Desia his sound became freewheeling and introspective, with a heavier emphasis on genre-fusing. The end result was some of Smith's strongest works, filled with far-reaching landscapes of sounds, which took elements from Latin jazz, disco, and other genres. Smith was also joined by a potent cast of session musicians, including Miles Davis Quintet-veteran Ron Carter on electric bass, and an up-and-coming Joe Lovano on alto saxophone.