Drives (Lonnie Smith album)
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| Studio album by Lonnie Smith | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Drives is an album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Lonnie Smith had the raw skills, imagination, and versatility to play burning originals, bluesy covers of R&B and pop, or skillful adaptations of conventional jazz pieces and show tunes. Why he never established himself as a consistent performer remains a mystery, but this 1970 reissue shows why he excited so many people during his rise".
Alternative hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest sampled the drum break to Smith's cover of "Spinning Wheel" in their 1990 song "Can I Kick It?", off their album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
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