Smith, Dr. Lonnie / Healer, The
| Album: | Healer, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Smith, Dr. Lonnie | Added: | Aug 2012 | |
| Label: | Pilgrimage Productions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-08-19 | Pull Date: | 2012-10-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Sep 30 | Sep 23 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 18, 2025: | Music Casserole
Pilgrimage |
4. | Jul 02, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monday Edition
Dapper Dan |
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| 2. | Dec 21, 2024: | Music Casserole
Pilgrimage |
5. | Oct 20, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dapper Dan |
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| 3. | Jul 18, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monday Edition (rebroadcast from Jul 2, 2018)
Dapper Dan |
6. | Jan 04, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012
Dapper Dan |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-08-18
Reviewed 2012-08-18
DR. LONNIE SMITH: The Healer
Pilgrimage, 2012
ORGAN JAZZ – A grand master of the Hammond B-3, Dr. Lonnie Smith doesn’t often wow you with high-speed pyrotechnics. At age 70, he doesn’t have to. Instead, his trio creates low, irresistible, psychedelic grooves that sink into your bones and hypnotize, making you nod your head and grin. But watch out for track 5, it’ll zap you! This is Smith’s first live release since 1970, and it’s stripped down, funky, and great.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6
1. 13:17 – low creepin’: long, moody guitar solo, spare organ freaks out
2. 8:22 – funky uptempo: muddy organ line merges with drums, cool guitar
3. 7:17 – damn, this is cool: restrained soul strut, organ climax & fall back
4. 9:41 – Billy Strayhorn ballad: very slow and sweetly lyrical
5. 10:44 – weird synth intro, then a fast fusion jam with killer guitar/organ solos
6. 11:51 – relaxed, gospelly tune with wordless vocal; sanctified guitar rises up; switches to a fast revival meeting near the end… hot!
[ Fo ] - 18 August 2012
Pilgrimage, 2012
ORGAN JAZZ – A grand master of the Hammond B-3, Dr. Lonnie Smith doesn’t often wow you with high-speed pyrotechnics. At age 70, he doesn’t have to. Instead, his trio creates low, irresistible, psychedelic grooves that sink into your bones and hypnotize, making you nod your head and grin. But watch out for track 5, it’ll zap you! This is Smith’s first live release since 1970, and it’s stripped down, funky, and great.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6
1. 13:17 – low creepin’: long, moody guitar solo, spare organ freaks out
2. 8:22 – funky uptempo: muddy organ line merges with drums, cool guitar
3. 7:17 – damn, this is cool: restrained soul strut, organ climax & fall back
4. 9:41 – Billy Strayhorn ballad: very slow and sweetly lyrical
5. 10:44 – weird synth intro, then a fast fusion jam with killer guitar/organ solos
6. 11:51 – relaxed, gospelly tune with wordless vocal; sanctified guitar rises up; switches to a fast revival meeting near the end… hot!
[ Fo ] - 18 August 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Backtrack | 4. | Chelsea Bridge | |||
| 2. | Mellow Mood | 5. | Beehive | |||
| 3. | Dapper Dan | 6. | Pilgrimage |