Lonnie Smith Finger Lickin Good

[andybleaden]

This is one I have only ever seen once and predates his Blue Note work

Here is the line up (thanks to Doug Payne)

Now I know some came out as George Benson records but I saw one lp that was lonnie smith

FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD SOUL ORGAN

Lonnie Smith

New York City: March 10, 1966

Blue Mitchell (tp); King Curtis (el-sax); Ronnie Cuber (bs); Lonnie Smith (org); George Benson (g); unknown (b); Jimmy Lovelace (d); Benny Golson (arr).

a. (CO 89366) Our Miss Brooks (Harold Vick) - 3:04

b. (CO 89367) Keep Talkin'

c. (CO 89368) Lonnie's Blues

New York City: May 27, 1966

Richard "Blue" Mitchell (tp); Harold Ousley (ts); Howard Johnson (bs); Lonnie Smith (org); Al Michelle (g); Charlie Persip (d).

d. (CO 90514) Lonnie's Blues (Lonnie Smith) - 3:38

e. (CO 90515) Keep Talkin' (Lonnie Smith) - 2:21

f. (CO 90516) What Do You Think (Lonnie Smith) - 2:45

g. (CO 90517) Bright Eyes (Lonnie Smith) - 2:50

h. (CO 90518) Minor Truth (Harold Ousley) - 4:07

New York City: November 22, 1966

Blue Mitchell (tp); King Curtis (el-ts); Ronnie Cuber (bs); Lonnie Smith (org); George Benson, Melvin Sparks (g); Charlie Persip (d).

i. (CO 92508) In The Beginning (Lonnie Smith) - 2:54

same, except Lonnie smith (org, vcl).

j. (CO 92509) Say Stuff (Lonnie Smith) - 2:55

same, vocals out.

k. (CO 92510) My Babe (Willie Dixon) - 3:25

l. (CO 92511) Mama Wailer (Lonnie Smith) - 2:36

New York City: May 22, 1967

Blue Mitchell (tp); King Curtis or Harold Ousley (ts); Lonnie Smith (org); George Benson or Melvin Sparks or Al Mitchell (g); Marion Booker (d) 2 unknown (perc).

m. (CO 92722) Hola Muneca (Lonnie Smith) - 2:53

same or similar, horns out.

n. (CO 92723) Can't You Just Feel It (Lonnie Smith) - 2:51

same or similar, add horns.

o. (CO 92724) Minor Chant (Stanley Turrentine) - 3:23

p. (CO 92725) Jeannine (George Benson) - 3:23

q. (CO 92726) Sideman (George Benson) - 4:47

Note: Thanks to Didier Deutsch for assistance.

Issues: a, d, e, i, j, k, m, n, o, p & q on Columbia CL 2696 (mono), Columbia CS 9496 (stereo).

Samplers: e, f, g, h, k & l on Columbia CG 33569 titled BENSON BURNER (as by George Benson). h also on CBS Embassy (E) 31566 titled SUMMERTIME. p & q also on Columbia CK 66052 [CD] titled IT'S UPTOWN (as by George Benson). p also on Sony (Fr) 497793-1, Sony (Fr) 497793-2 [CD] titled DIGGIN' DEEPER: THE ROOTS OF ACID JAZZ VOL. 5. q also on Rare Essence [no.?] titled RARE ESSENCE: A FUNKY FUSION OF JAZZ, LATIN & SOUL.

Producer: John Hammond

Notes: Del Shields

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I have one, but I ain't sellin' Mister!

MG

Actually, this would be a good one for Collectables to issue.

Edited May 12, 2006 by The Magnificent Goldberg

[andybleaden]

I hereby declare that you are banished, never to return.

Your name will be eaten and will never be seen again.

ok

So .......is it any good?

[Jim Alfredson]

They re-issued this on vinyl a few years ago. It shouldn't be too hard to find.

[Jim Alfredson]

Oh, and there are some tracks from it on the recent re-issues of George Benson's first two Columbia dates.

How it is? It's funky and good! The only thing the stinks is that all the tunes are short and fade-out (some right before the organ solo starts!!!) and makes one wonder if the full versions of the tunes are somewhere sitting in a vault.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Oh, and there are some tracks from it on the recent re-issues of George Benson's first two Columbia dates.

How it is? It's funky and good! The only thing the stinks is that all the tunes are short and fade-out (some right before the organ solo starts!!!) and makes one wonder if the full versions of the tunes are somewhere sitting in a vault.

I'd like you to be right Jim. One of the big problems with Columbia is that they had this short track syndrome for years - even "Kind of blue" has short tracks compared to what Miles had been doing at Prestige. But I bet the full versions have been ditched.

MG

[andybleaden]

outragious really when you think of it. Will look out some of the george benson stuff.....hmm got me thinking now about some other Benson stuff with him on