Live! in Bloomington, MN

Recorded live at
Smucker's Cabaret
in Brooklyn, NY, in 1976, this superb LP is the only live album that
Lonnie Liston Smith
provided in the 1970s. It's also one of the most essential and improvisatory recordings he ever came out with.
Smith
and his band,
the Cosmic Echoes
, don't hesitate to let loose during this performance, which finds them bringing a very adventurous spirit to gems like
"Watercolors"
and
"Sorcercess."
Vocalist
Donald Smith
is in excellent form on
"Expansions,"
"Visions of a New World,"
"My Love,"
and there are many inspired solos by keyboardist/pianist
as well as saxman
Dave Hubbard
and guitarist
Ronald Dean Miller
. Though
maintain their ethereal qualities, their playing definitely has a tougher edge on stage. ~ Alex Henderson