ロニー・スミスの冒険心と不屈のグルーヴを見せつける1970年作品。
テナー・サックスにデイヴ・ハバード、バリ・サックスにロニー・キューバー、ギターにラリー・マッギー、ドラムにジョー・デュークスを迎えたスミスは、ヒット曲「Twenty-Five Miles」と「Spinning Wheel」をファンキーに演奏し、マイルス・デイヴィスの「Seven Steps to Heaven」のフリート・ヴァージョンも披露している。
シングル・ジャケット仕様
〈パーソネル〉 Lonnie Smith (org)Dave Hubbard (ts) Ronnie Cuber (bs) Larry McGee (g) Joe Dukes (ds)
発売・販売元 提供資料(2024/10/21)
Lonnie Smith had the raw skills, imagination, and versatility to play burning originals, bluesy covers of R&B and pop, or skillful adaptations of conventional jazz pieces and show tunes. Why he never established himself as a consistent performer remains a mystery, but this 1970 reissue shows why he excited so many people during his rise. Smith's solos on "Spinning Wheel" and his own composition, "Psychedelic PI," are fleet and furious, boosting the songs from interesting to arresting. He's also impressive on "Seven Steps to Heaven," while the array of phrases, rhythms, and voicings on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" demonstrate a mastery of the organ's pedals and keys rivaling that of the instrument's king, Jimmy Smith. ~ Ron Wynn
Rovi