Lonnie Smith -"Drives (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)" Lonnie Smith's 1970 album, Drives, was a showcase of the organist's sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax,... more

Issued by Kudu in '71, this crucial soul-jazz LP spent decades out of print. Backed by a rhythm section featuring Billy Cobham, Ron Carter and Airto, Lonnie's organ and clavinet and Grover Washington... more

Limited edition of 750 numbered copies on smoke coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Lonnie Smith (1942 - 2021), was an American jazz organist. He was part of several vocal ensembles in the 1950s,... more

Continuing Mr Bongo's series exploring the wealth of material released through the record labels of Sonny Lester, 1977's Funk Reaction finds Hammond B3 organ virtuoso Lonnie Smith at his most... more

The second in our Mr Bongo series opening the vault on classic recordings from the fabled Groove Merchant Records catalogue. This time the spotlight turns to the Hammond B3 organ maestro Lonnie... more

Organist Lonnie Smith is as explosive as he is soulful. After building a reputation with Lou Donaldson and George Benson, he made his Blue Note debut in 1968 with this groove-drenched date that... more

Japanese pressing. Part of the Solid '200 Essential Jazz Albums Chosen by Jazz Listeners' series. 2024.

One of the funkiest and most creative organists of all time, Dr. Lonnie Smith was first brought into the Blue Note fold by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson who featured the B3 virtuoso on late-1960s... more

Double vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in May 1970, this smoldering set of funky soul jazz by the great organist Lonnie Smith went unreleased until 1995. Captured live at Club Mozambique in Detroit just... more

The second in our Mr Bongo series opening the vault on classic recordings from the fabled Groove Merchant Records catalogue. This time the spotlight turns to the Hammond B3 organ maestro Lonnie... more

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2021 release. On this night the good doctor took the stage with an expanded line-up featuring Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, Johnathan Blake on drums, John Ellis on tenor... more

Japanese-only remastered pressing. Universal. 2024.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. One of the funkiest and most inventive organists to ever walk the earth, Dr. Lonnie Smith made his name on Blue Note beginning with his 1968 label debut Think!... more

The Jazz Orchestra of the Concert-gebouw, the JOC, is used to working with famous soloists originating from different directions in the industry. These soloists bring their own repertoire, that is... more

Move Your Hand is Lonnie's most soulful and most sampled Blue Note album. With a quintet fronted by saxophonists Rudy Jones and Ronnie Cuber, Lonnie even makes Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" groove.... more

Japanese pressing, part of Solid Records "Amazing!! JAZZ: 200 Essential Jazz Albums Chosen by Jazz Listeners". 2025.

One of the countless tragedies of 2020 was the closing of the Jazz Standard, one of the most treasured jazz clubs in NYC. This new album by this Hammond-organ hero was recorded there in 2017,... more

Japanese remastered pressing. 2018.

The cherished Hammond-organ master has recorded his first Blue Note album in 45 years! Robert Glasper and Joe Lovano joined him in the studio as the soul-jazz legend laid down "Play It Back,"... more

Continuing Mr Bongo's series exploring the wealth of material released through the record labels of Sonny Lester, 1977's Funk Reaction finds Hammond B3 organ virtuoso Lonnie Smith at his most... more