Astral Traveling
{{Infobox album
| name = Astral Traveling
| type = Album
| artist = Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
| cover = Astral Traveling.jpg
| released = 1973
| recorded = 1973
| studio = New York City
| genre = Spiritual jazz
| length = 39:12
| label = Flying Dutchman
FD-10163
| producer = Bob Thiele
| chronology = Lonnie Liston Smith
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Cosmic Funk
| next_year = 1974
}}
Astral Traveling is the debut album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released by the Flying Dutchman label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_FD_10100.htm Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography], accessed November 22, 2019[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/flyingdutchman.pdf Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography], accessed November 22, 2019
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
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Reviewer Alex Henderson stated on AllMusic " this LP leaves no doubt that the improviser is very much his own man and has a wealth of brilliant ideas of his own; thankfully, he has a cohesive band to help him carry them out ... Astral Traveling is among Smith's most essential and rewarding albums".{{AllMusic|first=Alex |last=Henderson |class=album |id=mw0000224800 |title=Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling – Review |accessdate=November 22, 2019}}
Track listing
All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith
- "Astral Traveling" − 5:30
- "Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord" − 6:30
- "Rejuvenation" − 5:50
- "I Mani (Faith)" − 6:10
- "In Search of Truth" − 7:04
- "Aspirations" − 4:20
Personnel
- Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
- George Barron − soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Joe Beck − guitar
- Cecil McBee − bass
- David Lee Jr. − drums
- James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
- Badal Roy − tabla
- Geeta Vashi − tamboura
References
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Category:Albums produced by Bob Thiele
Category:Flying Dutchman Records albums