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    Lonnie Smith Funk Reaction

    Mr Bongo
    • Lonnie Smith – Funk Reaction
    • Lonnie Smith – For The Love Of It
    • Lonnie Smith – Babbitt's Other Song
    • Lonnie Smith – It's Changed
    • Lonnie Smith – When The Night Is Right
    • Lonnie Smith – All In My Mind
    • 1. Funk Reaction
    • 2. For The Love Of It
    • 3. Babbitt's Other Song
    • 4. It's Changed
    • 5. When The Night Is Right
    • 6. All In My Mind

    Dripping with groove and swagger, this album skates between jazz-funk, cosmic disco radiance, beat-laden slow-jams and conscious psychedelic soul.

    Having played with the likes of George Benson and Lou Donaldson in the '60s, alongside releasing a string of albums on Columbia and Blue Note, Funk Reaction sees Smith move into late '70s disco-funk-tinged territory.

    Originally released on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant Records successor, Lester Radio Corporation, the album feels more like a collaborative band orientated project as opposed to a solo artist outing. Featuring some elite session players of the time, including Steve Gadd on drums, guitarist Lance Quinn and bassist Bob Babbitt , the album is tied together expertly by songwriter, arranger and conductor Brad Baker.

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