Renaissance is a Jazz album by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- lush
- meditative
- spacey
About
With a jacket adorned by mystical symbols of every faith and tribe Smith could think of, Renaissance is a pleasant paean to Peace, Love and Understanding that goes down easily and almost tracelessly. Smith doubles on acoustic piano and Rhodes electric piano, the latter often tarted up by gentle period Echoplex effects, and brother Donald Smith provides ethereal flute and occasional vocals. The Smiths are at their most ingratiating when sailing along in a semi-Brazilian groove on "Mardi Gras" and "A Song of Love" that pre-echoes a similar direction that Pat Metheny would take. Otherwise, the mildly spacy funk patterns .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Space Lady6:40
- A2Mardi Gras (Carnival)6:02
- A3Starlight And You5:21
Side B
- B1Mongotee5:44
- B2A Song Of Love4:05
- B3Between Here And There2:36
- B4Renaissance4:53
Credits
Performers
- Horace OttARRANGED BY
- Al AndersonBASS
- Lawrence KillianCONGAS
- Wilby FletcherDRUMS
- Dave HubbardFLUTE SAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- Donald SmithFLUTE VOCALS
- Gene BertonciniGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Guilherme FrancoPERCUSSION
- Lonnie Liston SmithPIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- Leon PendarvisSYNTHESIZER
- Ken BichelSYNTHESIZER
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold