Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Cosmic Funk (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Yves Tumor melds restraint and

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Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Cosmic Funk (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Yves Tumor melds restraint andLonnie Liston Smith views Cosmic Funk, his 1974 LP, as a transitional work, capturing him between his pioneering work with Miles Davis' electric group and the exploratory Expansions. Much of the record showcases the smooth vocal stylings of Smith's brother Donald, who leads on a vocal version of John Coltrane's "Naima," lends a bit of a supper club vibe to "Beautiful Woman," croons through "Peaceful Ones," and dives into the thick, overlapping grooves