Pharoah Sanders (1940–2022) was an American jazz saxophonist who cut eleven albums between 1967 and 1974 on Impulse!, including the popular 1969 release Karma, recorded with singer–percussionist Leon Thomas and pianist Lonnie Liston Smith. In 1980, Sanders reemerged with Journey to the One, his first of six albums on the jazz-specialty label Theresa. Background He […]
Lonnie Liston Smith is an American jazz-funk keyboardist, composer, arranger, and band-leader who has been musically active since the early 1960s. His early career included stints with Max Roach, Roland Kirk, Pharoah Sanders, and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Following an early ’70s gig with Gato Barbieri, Smith formed the Cosmic Echoes, a spiritual jazz-funk-soul ensemble […]
The Mysterious Flying Orchestra were an American jazz-funk big band arranged by conductor–composer Bob Thiele for 1977 self-titled album for RCA. Members: Bob Thiele (conductor, composition, percussion), Phil Bodner (tenor saxophone, English horn), Babe Clarke (baritone saxophone), Eddie Daniels (flute, tenor saxophone), Steve Marcus (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Charlie Mariano (soprano saxophone), Bob Mintzer (tenor […]
Cosmic Funk is the second album by Lonnie Liston Smith‘s Cosmic Echoes, released in 1974 on Flying Dutchman. Tracklist: A1. “Cosmic Funk” (5:35) A2. “Footprints” (6:08) A3. “Beautiful Woman” (6:57) B1. “Sais (Egypt)” (8:15) B2. “Peaceful Ones” (5:03) B3. “Naima” (4:02) Credits: Lonnie Liston Smith — piano, electric piano, percussion, writer Donald Smith — vocals, […]
Karma is the third headlining album by American spiritual jazz saxist Pharoah Sanders, released in 1969 on Impulse! Tracklist: A. “The Creator Has a Master Plan” (19:20) B1. “The Creator Has a Master Plan (continued)” (13:36) B2. “Colors” (5:37) Credits: Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone, composer Leon Thomas — percussion, vocals, composer Julius Watkins — French […]
Astral Traveling is the debut album by Lonnie Liston Smith‘s Cosmic Echoes, released in 1973 on Flying Dutchman. Tracklist: A1. “Astral Traveling” (5:30) A2. “Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord” (6:30) A3. “Rejuvenation” (5:50) B1. “I Mani (Faith)” (6:10) B2. “In Search of Truth” (7:04) B3. “Aspirations” (4:20) Credits: Lonnie Liston Smith […]
Expansions is the third album by Lonnie Liston Smith‘s Cosmic Echoes, released in 1975 on Flying Dutchman. Tracklist: A1. “Expansions” (6:04) A2. “Desert Nights” (6:45) A3. “Summer Days” (5:53) B1. “Voodoo Woman” (4:20) B2. “Peace” (4:13) B3. “Shadows” (6:20) B4. “My Love” (5:40) Credits: Lonnie Liston Smith — electric piano, keyboards, piano, producer, mixing, writer […]
The Mysterious Flying Orchestra is a jazz-funk album by the namesake studio ensemble headed by producer Bob Thiele with a host of notable players, including Charlie Mariano, Larry Coryell, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Steve Marcus. The album was released in 1977 on RCA. Tracklist: A1. “Improvisational Rondo for Saxophone and Guitar” (7:06) A2. “Shadows” (7:04) A3. “A […]
Under Fire is the fifth solo headlining album by Argentinian Latin-jazz saxist Gato Barbieri, released in 1973 on Flying Dutchman. Tracklist: A1. “El Parana” (9:00) A2. “Yo le Canto a la Luna” (4:40) A3. “Antonico” (3:46) B1. “Maria Domingas” (9:35) B2. “El Sertao” (8:17) Credits: Gato Barbieri — tenor saxophone James M’tume — congas Stanley […]
