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Smith went on to sign with Blue Note and lead his own dates beginning with his excellent 1968 label debut Think! In January 1969 Smith returned to Van Gelder Studio to record the follow-up Turning Point with a dynamic 6-piece band that packed a punch with a 3-horn frontline featuring Lee Morgan on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, and Bennie Maupin on tenor saxophone. The rhythm section featured guitarist Melvin Sparks and was anchored by the propulsive drumming of Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad). The 5-song set produced by Francis Wolff opens with a hard-grooving take on Don Covay's \"See Saw,\" which was a hit for Aretha Franklin the year before. Other choice covers include a laid-back version of \"People Sure Act Funny\" by Titus Turner and Bobby Robinson and an inventive reworking of The Beatles' \"Eleanor Rigby\" that injects the Lennon-McCartney gem with a healthy dose of soul. Two Smith originals round out the album including the smoldering \"Slow High\" and the expansive album-closing title piece which kicks into high gear after a rubato introduction by Smith. (his Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Optimal.)","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908012929258,"sku":"602455234049","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4222026-2993172.jpg?v=1780139159"},{"product_id":"drives-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"DRIVES (BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES)","description":"Lonnie Smith -\"Drives (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)\" Lonnie Smith's 1970 album, Drives, was a showcase of the organist's sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax, Ronnie Cuber on bari sax, Larry McGee on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers funky takes on hits \"Twenty-Five Miles\" and \"Spinning Wheel,\" plus a fleet version of Miles Davis' \"Seven Steps to Heaven.\" This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. [180g Heavy Vinyl LP]","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908016173290,"sku":"602465148602","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4384479-3302591.jpg?v=1780138069"},{"product_id":"cat-verve-acoustic-sounds-series","title":"CAT (VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES)","description":"Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in deluxe gatefold jacket. The Cat is jazz organist Jimmy Smith's 1964 album, a notable release that reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. 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The album's title track was famously sampled by the Beastie Boys for their 1995 recording of the same name. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered.","brand":"VERVE","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908016926954,"sku":"602465627381","price":42.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4384474-3308763.jpg?v=1780139368"},{"product_id":"prayer-meetin","title":"PRAYER MEETIN","description":"Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Jimmy Smith revolutionized the use of a Hammond B-3 organ. Arguably his finest moments, the sessions with Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax) helped define jazz. Prayer Meetin' is brimming with the bluesy grooves that made their collaborations classics. Highlights include \"Red Top\" and the title track's incredible interplay, while Stanley delivers a ballad tour-de-force on \"I Almost Lost My Mind.\" Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908020039914,"sku":"602508811326","price":42.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3846804-2805603.jpg?v=1780137486"},{"product_id":"emerald-duets","title":"EMERALD DUETS","description":"(5-CD set) The Emerald Duets is a crowning achievement among Wadada Leo Smith's many recorded duo collaborations with drummers\/percussionists that have previously featured such creative giants as Ed Blackwell, Jack DeJohnette, Milford Graves (TUM BOX 003), Louis Moholo-Moholo (TUM CD 029) and G�nter Sommer, among others. 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The sessions with akLaff, Cyrille and DeJohnette mostly feature compositions by Wadada Leo Smith, including three very different versions of Smith's powerful statement for the protection of freedom and democracy, \"The Patriot Act, Unconstitutional and a Force that Destroys Democracy.\" The session with Bennink includes a combination of Smith's compositions and collectively created tracks.","brand":"TUM RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929435205866,"sku":"6430015288065","price":83.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4124888-2867350.jpg?v=1778359624"},{"product_id":"organic-resonance","title":"ORGANIC RESONANCE","description":"ORGANIC RESONANCE","brand":"PI RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929435893994,"sku":"808713000627","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/524085.jpg?v=1778351980"},{"product_id":"saturn-conjunct-the-grand-canyon","title":"SATURN CONJUNCT THE GRAND CANYON","description":"SATURN CONJUNCT THE GRAND CANYON","brand":"PI RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929436287210,"sku":"808713001020","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/658567.jpg?v=1778350412"},{"product_id":"rosa-parks-pure-love","title":"ROSA PARKS: PURE LOVE","description":"Wadada Leo Smith's latest album features \"Rosa Parks: Pure Love. 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In addition to the principal soloists, Wadada Leo Smith on four compositions and bassist John Lindberg on one, featured are trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, trombonist Jari Hongisto, saxophonists Mikko Innanen and Fredrik Ljungkvist, flutist Juhani Aaltonen, pianist Seppo Kantonen, harpist Iro Haarla, accordionist Veli Kujala, guitarists Kalle Kalima and Mikko Iivanainen as well as drummers Mika Kallio, Stefan Pasborg and Janne Tuomi, among others.","brand":"TUM RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929439367402,"sku":"6430015280373","price":23.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2215508.jpg?v=1778366970"},{"product_id":"year-of-the-elephants","title":"YEAR OF THE ELEPHANTS","description":"YEAR OF THE ELEPHANTS","brand":"PI RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929441104106,"sku":"808713000429","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/439064.jpg?v=1778351700"},{"product_id":"string-quartets-nos-1-12","title":"STRING QUARTETS NOS. 1-12","description":"(7-CD set) String Quartets Nos. 1-12 focus on Wadada Leo Smith as a composer for strings. 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The group was brought together by Smith during his tenure at CalArts and was featured on the recording of Ten Freedom Summers more than a decade ago and again on Rosa Parks: Pure Love as well as on numerous live performances of Smith's string quartets and other works over the past decade. In addition, featured soloists on the recording include harpist Alison Bjorkedal (\"String Quartet No. 4\"), pianist Anthony Davis (\"String Quartet No. 6\"), percussionist Lynn Vartan (\"String Quartet No. 6\"), guitarist Stuart Fox (\"String Quartet No. 7\") and voice artist Thomas Buckner (\"String Quartet No. 8\") as well as Wadada Leo Smith himself on trumpet (\"String Quartet No. 6\" and \"String Quartet No. 8\").","brand":"TUM RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44929441792234,"sku":"6430015288058","price":116.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4124887-2867349.jpg?v=1778350354"},{"product_id":"all-night-long-1","title":"ALL NIGHT LONG","description":"Blues guitarist worked w. many of the greats - Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf \u0026amp; others, but it's the 12 originals here that show the world who Byther Smith really is.","brand":"DELMARK","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44930235138282,"sku":"038153070823","price":15.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/203571.jpg?v=1778356300"},{"product_id":"blues-on-the-moon-live-at-the-rhythm-social-club","title":"BLUES ON THE MOON LIVE AT THE RHYTHM SOCIAL CLUB","description":"Soulful Chicago vocalist and guitarist Byther Smith is a fighter, a scrapper, a hard worker and a survivor. 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