''Astral Traveling'' is the debut album by keyboardist

Lonnie Liston Smith Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of ...

, featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released by the

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Reception

Reviewer Alex Henderson stated on

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" this LP leaves no doubt that the improviser is very much his own man and has a wealth of brilliant ideas of his own; thankfully, he has a cohesive band to help him carry them out ... ''Astral Traveling'' is among Smith's most essential and rewarding albums".

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith # "Astral Traveling" − 5:30 # "Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord" − 6:30 # "Rejuvenation" − 5:50 # "I Mani (Faith)" − 6:10 # "In Search of Truth" − 7:04 # "Aspirations" − 4:20

Personnel

− piano, electric piano *George Barron − soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone *

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− guitar *

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− bass * David Lee Jr. − drums *

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, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion *

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− tabla *Geeta Vashi − tamboura

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Flying Dutchman Records albums Lonnie Liston Smith albums Spiritual jazz albums