Title: Astral Traveling Artist: Lonnie Liston Smith Label: BGP Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 029667527323 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2013-02-05 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT
2014 reissue of Smith & his band the Cosmic Echoes 1973 debut album produced by Bob Thiele. The band included George Barron on saxophone, Cecil McBee on bass and a host of percussionists including two Indian players. The sound was atypical of his later recordings in that it was a largely acoustic set - featuring electric piano but no synths - but it fit in with Lonnie's cosmic jazz philosophy. The title track set the scene for an album with a mellow, spacey feel that today would be called spiritual jazz. Includes 4 alternate takes. BGP.
Tracks: 1.1 Astral Traveling 1.2 Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord 1.3 Rejuvenation 1.4 I Mani (Faith) 1.5 In Search of Truth 1.6 Aspirations 4 1.7 Astral Traveling (Alt) 1.8 Rejuvenation (Alt) 1.9 I Mani (Faith) (Alt) 5 1.10 In Search of Truth (Alt)
