Drives (Lonnie Smith album)


Drives is an album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

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".

Track listing

  1. "Twenty-Five Miles" - 5:36
  2. "Spinning Wheel" - 7:30
  3. "Seven Steps to Heaven" - 5:43
  4. "Psychedelic Pi" - 6:30
  5. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" - 10:46
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.