LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES – Renaissance (2022 Reissue) – LP – Gatefold 180g Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.

After the success of Expansions, Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes were riding high, with Lonnie at the height of his creative powers and his brother Donalds vocals adding to the cosmic jazz sound.

Two more albums had followed on Flying Dutchman before changes at RCA meant that it was decided that the next long-player would be released on the parent label. As such, the final Cosmic Echoes album was something of an outlier and has remained out of print since the early 2000s. A glorious concoction that saw the group mix up Lonnies innate sense of melody, rhythm and spiritual consciousness, it was a fitting finale in the studio.

Produced by Bob Thiele and Lonnie, Renaissance is restored to its position in the Flying Dutchman catalogue by this BGP reissue. A masterpiece of cosmic jazz funk, it includes the reflective Between Here And There, Space Lady and the jazz dance classic Mardi Gras (Carnival).

Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
1. SPACE LADY
2. MARDI GRAS (CARNIVAL)
3. STARLIGHT AND YOU

SIDE TWO
1. MONGOTEE
2. A SONG OF LOVE
3. BETWEEN HERE AND THERE
4. RENAISSANCE