Lonnie Liston Smith

piano, keyboards · 1940 · Richmond

Keyboardist from Richmond who passed through the bands of Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis, he founded the Cosmic Echoes in 1973. His music blends spirituality inherited from Coltrane, soul and funk.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Spiritual jazz

Landmark tracks

• Expansions (1975)
• A Chance for Peace (1975)
• Love Beams (1975)
• Devika (Goddess) (1975)
• Summer Nights (1975)

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