• 1. Afrodesia
      • 2. Spirits Free
      • 3. Straight To The Point
      • 4. Favors
      • 5. The Awakening

      Classic Jazz / Jazz-funk album from '75, reissued on Mr Bongo, originally on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant.

      George Benson on guitar credited as 'Compliments Of A Friend', presumed to be because of contractual reasons.

      Other Releases by Lonnie Smith

      Lonnie SmithWhen The Night Is Right! (1980)Chiaroscuro Records
      Released in 1980, heavyweight fusion and funk on the tiny Chiascuro label (same label as James Mason's Rhythm of Life)
      • – Lean Meat
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      Lonnie SmithMove Your Hand (1969)Blue Note
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      • – Move Your Hand
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