Expansions

Lonnie Liston Smith · 1975 · Morceau-titre, sur l'album des Cosmic Echoes

Context

Opening track of the Cosmic Echoes album, a modal groove on electric keyboards that Smith would re-record in 1998. It has become a classic of jazz-funk selections and samples.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

Sources

• EN: Expansions (Lonnie Liston Smith album)
• EN: Lonnie Liston Smith

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