Live at Club Mozambique (Lonnie Smith album)

Live at Club Mozambique is a live album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in Detroit in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label in 1995.[1][2][3]

Live at Club Mozambique
Live album by
Released1995
RecordedMay 21, 1970
VenueClub Mozambique, Detroit, MI
GenreJazz
Length73:34
LabelBlue Note
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Lonnie Smith chronology
Drives
(1970)
Live at Club Mozambique
(1995)
Mama Wailer
(1971)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

Allmusic's Richie Unterberger said: "It's odd that Blue Note decided to sit on it for so long, because it ranks as one of Lonnie's better sets. The band, featuring George Benson on guitar, is relaxed and funky without being in your face about it, and unlike much soul-jazz of the time, most of the material is original, Smith having penned six of the eight numbers. Although the riffs often owe a lot to James Brown, this is definitely at least as much jazz as soul".[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Lonnie Smith except where noted

  1. "I Can't Stand It" – 8:24
  2. "Expressions" – 11:30
  3. "Scream" – 9:47
  4. "Play It Back" – 9:35
  5. "Love Bowl" – 9:43
  6. "Peace of Mind" – 7:38
  7. "I Want to Thank You" (Sly Stone) – 9:51
  8. "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Victor Feldman, Miles Davis) – 7:06

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dr. Lonnie Smith Discography. Retrieved September 3, 2018
  2. ^ Blue Note records: album details. Retrieved September 3, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details. Retrieved September 3, 2018
  4. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. Dr. Lonnie Smith: Live at Club Mozambique – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2018.