Lonnie Liston Smith
USA
Born: 28 December 1940
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, R&B/Soul, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Soul Jazz/Groove, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
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When Lonnie Liston Smith made the transition from sideman to leader in 1973, it was the beginning of a fusion/crossover/post-bop band he dubbed Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes. The acoustic pianist/electric keyboardist, who was born in Richmond, VA, on December 28, 1940, should not be confused with soul-jazz/hard bop organist Lonnie Smith. This Smith would have had an impressive résumé even if he had never formed a band of his own. In the '60s or early '70s, he had been a sidemen for, among others, Pharoah Sanders, Rahsaan Roland Kirk...
See also
- Lonnie Smith (21)
- Steve Grossman (1)
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Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- Duke Ellington (169)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Cecil Taylor (65)
- Sun Ra (20)
- Jelly Roll Morton (8)
- Lester Young (8)
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Followers
- Faithless (68)
- Ron Carter (33)
- Dr. Lonnie Smith (26)
- LTJ Bukem (20)
- Pharoah Sanders (14)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (8)
- Gato Barbieri (8)
- Bugz in the Attic (8)
- Roy Haynes (6)
- Dave Hubbard (0)
Performed Songs By
- Marcus Miller (36)
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