{"product_id":"lonnie-liston-smith-astral-traveling-vinyl-lp","title":"Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Lonnie+Liston+Smith\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Lonnie+Liston+Smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonnie Liston Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e uses the Rhodes-infused opening track\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pharoah+Sanders\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pharoah+Sanders\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Thembi\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Pharoah%20Sanders%22\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Thembi\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Pharoah%20Sanders%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThembi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (a tune which he composed and played on) as the jumping off point for an extraordinary five-album run with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Flying+Dutchman\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Flying+Dutchman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlying Dutchman\u003c\/a\u003e in the 1970s. He reframes the decidedly Eastern-tinged version found on \u003cstrong\u003ePharoah\u003c\/strong\u003e’s album with smokey nightclub vibes and even more syrupy grooves, without compromising any the tune’s transportive qualities. From there he jumps on ye olde grand piano for some sublime ivory tickling (“Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord”) backed by the \u003cstrong\u003eCosmic Echoes\u003c\/strong\u003e crew (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mtume\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mtume\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMtume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Cecil+McBee\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Cecil+McBee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecil McBee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and more) fully living up to their name. “Rejuvination” sports some absolutely batshit sax blowing from \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Barron\u003c\/strong\u003e (who?). “I Mani (Faith)” is the most \u003cstrong\u003ePharoah\u003c\/strong\u003e-esque cut (à la “Greeting To Saud”) with divine textured instrumentation giving way to free jazz freakouts. “In Search Of Truth” is sparse and experimental but funky, “Aspirations” winds ye down with utterly gorgeous, highly-sampleable solo Rhodes (4:20 worth to be precise 😏). Just killer. I slept on this one for a long time - maybe the artwork is a little too on the nose, or I was just too obsessed with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roni+Size\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roni+Size\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoni Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e loop on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lonnie+liston+Expansions\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lonnie+liston+Expansions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExpansions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Anyway, I'm here now and so are you. Ace reissue by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Real+Gone+Music\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReal Gone Music\u003c\/a\u003e with full repro gatefold jacket, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in full color gatefold jacket\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Real Gone Music 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by nick nightingale 08\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Lonnie Liston Smith","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39795892617306,"sku":"fr-4682","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/lonnielistonsmith-astral-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759285492","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/lonnie-liston-smith-astral-traveling-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}