Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes ‎– Visions Of A New World 1975

Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes ‎– Expansions 1974

‘Expansions’ from 1975 was Lonnie Liston Smith’s big crossover album that helped the keyboardist reach a wider audience. It is one of the all time greatest Jazz Funk albums. The title track ‘Expansions’ is one of those really special tracks that still sounds fresh even after 1000’s of plays and is totally engaging from the introduction triangle right to the last bar, pure magic if you are listening or dancing to it. Lonnie’s brother Donald Smith sings the positive lyrics with his distinctive voice. Every track on this album is special from pulsating ‘Voodoo Woman’ to the mystical ‘Shadows’, and the beautiful shuffling ‘Summer Days’. An album to savour forever.

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes ‎– Cosmic Funk 1974

Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes - Astral Traveling 1973 (Expanded Edition)

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Ronn Matlock R.I.P. Motown singer and songwriter

(April 1, 2020) The past month has just been devastating to soul music fans, with the passing of so many greats. Sadly, today we add to that list former Motown great Ronn Matlock. The native Detroiter was best known as a songwriter, and he was part of the Motown stable of talent, working with The Originals, Eddie Kendricks, and Bobby Taylor, and continued his work with former Motown producer Michael Stokes on some of the 70s recordings by Enchantment.
Matlock also had a solo singing career, with a rich baritone that resembled Johnny Bristol. He scored moderate hits in 1979 with “Can't Forget About You,” “Working Man,” and “Take Me To The Top (Of Your Mountain)” from his Love City EP on Cotillion Records. Expansion Records released a limited edition 7 inch called You Got The Best Of Me from that same album in 2016.
Mattlock had collaborated with numerous other artists, including Keith Barrow ('You Know You Wanna Be Loved,' 'Turn Me Up') , Shirley Caesar, Merry Clayton, Millie Scott, Rick James, and Norman Whitfield.

Ronn Matlock (1979) Love City (Expanded & Remastered) 2007
 

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