Lonnie Liston Smith moved from RCA to Columbia with Loveland, an LP that
is sleek and commercial but not without heart or creativity. While
Loveland fared well among fans of fusion, crossover and R&B, the
keyboardist had long since lost the attention of acoustic jazz's
hardcore, which asserted that he had turned his back on his roots and
was no longer playing jazz. But in fact, jazz is essentially what Smith
is playing on Loveland, although it's jazz mixed with soul, funk and
pop. "We Can Dream "(which features Donald Smith on vocals) is strictly
R&B, but instrumentals like "Sunburst," "Explorations" and
"Springtime Magic" are basically an extension of the spiritual post-bop
Smith had played with Pharoah Sanders, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Gato
Barbieri. In fact, one of the high points of this LP is an
interpretation of Kirk's "Bright Moments." On these spiritual
performances, Smith isn't divorcing himself from the influence of
Sanders, Kirk, John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner--he's simply combining it
with a passion for soul and pop. Loveland falls short of the excellence
of Expansions, Visions of a New World or Astral Traveling, but it's
still an enjoyable collection of mood music. by Alex Henderson
Tracklist :
1 Sunburst
2 Journey Into Love
Marcus Miller
3 Floating Through Space
Lonnie Liston Smith
4 Bright Moments
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
5 We Can Dream
Marcus Miller
6 Springtime Magic
7 Love Land
Lonnie Liston Smith
8 Explorations
David Hubbard / Lonnie Liston Smith
Credits :
Lonnie Liston Smith - electronic keyboards, acoustic piano
Ronald D. Miller - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
David Hubbard - soprano saxophone, flute
Donald Smith - flute, vocals
Al Anderson, Marcus Miller - bass
Lawrence Killian - congas, percussion
George Johnson - drums
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