Lonnie Liston Smith - Cosmic Funk - Nestled somewhere between the soul jazz, spiritual jazz, fusion, and post-bop subgenres, 1974's Cosmic Funk headed, as the title indicates, in a funkier direction, with Lonnie Liston Smith's brother Donald contributing smooth vocal stylings to John Coltrane's Naima among other tunes. A transitional work but a fascinating one, with surehanded production once again from Bob Thiele. We've pressed up 1000 copies in limited edition gold vinyl inside the original gatefold album art... another post-fusion masterwork from the Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes! Cosmic Funk, Footprints, Beautiful Woman, Sais (Egypt), Peaceful Ones, Naima
