Afro–desia
{{Infobox album
| name = Afro-desia
| type = Album
| artist = Lonnie Smith
| cover = Afro–desia.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = 1975
| venue =
| studio = New York City, NY
| genre = Jazz-funk{{cite web |url=https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825081205/https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ |title=BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs |last=Gorton |first=TJ |website=BeatCaffeine |date=July 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}
| length = 49:12
| label = Groove Merchant
GM 3308
| producer = Sonny Lester
| chronology = Lonnie Smith
| prev_title = Mama Wailer
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Keep on Lovin'
| next_year = 1976
}}
Afro–desia is an album by American jazz organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[http://www.drlonniesmith.com/discography/ Dr. Lonnie Smith Discography], accessed April 13, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant_3300.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series], accessed April 13, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Afro_Desia.htm Jazzlists: Album details], accessed April 13, 2018
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
}}
Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "'Afrodesia expands upon the soul-jazz sensibility of organist Lonnie Smith's classic Blue Note efforts, abandoning their hairpin-tight, diamond-sharp grooves in favor of more meditative, free-flowing epics that draw on elements of Latin jazz, pop, and even disco".{{AllMusic|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|class=album |id= mw0000873067 |title=Afrodesia (Groove Merchant) – Review |accessdate=April 13, 2018}}
Track listing
All compositions by Lonnie Smith
- "Afrodesia" – 9:18
- "Spirits Free" – 15:00
- "Straight to the Point" – 6:54
- "Flavors" – 10:00
- "The Awakening" – 8:00
note: "Flavors" is actually John Coltrane's "Impressions"
Personnel
- Lonnie Smith – organ, keyboards
- Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Greg Hopkins – trumpet (tracks 1–3)
- Compliments of a friend (alias George Benson) – guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
- Ralphe Armstrong – electric bass (track 1)
- Ron Carter – electric bass (track 2)
- Ben Riley – drums (tracks 1–3)
- Jamey Haddad – drums, percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
References
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Category:Groove Merchant albums
Category:Lonnie Smith (organist) albums