Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions (Official Audio)

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  • @YorkieLad
    @YorkieLad Рік тому +22

    1988 i was 16 at the jazz, funk and soul night at the local nightclub when i heard this classic, i was hooked from that moment onwards.

  • @truthisoutthere2104
    @truthisoutthere2104 Рік тому +32

    Iam 71 I love this song back then love it more now a'se.

  • @bennieparson3539
    @bennieparson3539 10 місяців тому +15

    True Today as it was in the Seventies Lonnie is a Legend I’m 69 yrs I need a doobie with this jam😊

    • @jimmontgomery1184
      @jimmontgomery1184 6 місяців тому +3

      Definitely rocks ya, don’t it? So much great stuff back then 😎right-on !!!!

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 11 місяців тому +77

    In the 70s, we didn't categorize the music. If we could dance to it, it sounded good, was funky, musicians were on point, singers were singing, that's all that was required.

    • @andzwe
      @andzwe 6 місяців тому +4

      Exactly right. Categorization is mainly done for commercial reasons, but I increasingly believe that you can at most say that there is music for different purposes, without attaching all kinds of labels to it.

    • @tonybarrett175
      @tonybarrett175 3 місяці тому

      100%🎹🎹🎹🫣😎🎹

  • @queeniehoward1429
    @queeniehoward1429 Рік тому +10

    This song really takes be back to the 1970's and I still play it l still have my albums.

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 10 місяців тому +136

    Us old folks recognize the best music in 2024. It's the music from the 70s, big time.

    • @jeanettesdaughter
      @jeanettesdaughter 9 місяців тому +5

      Yes sir. Forever young . Our music sustains us to this day.

    • @kenneththompson8933
      @kenneththompson8933 9 місяців тому +4

      Kool as a bucket full of ice cubes 😎

    • @demitch256
      @demitch256 7 місяців тому +2

      yes...best decade of music ever!! there was a little bit of something for everyone...no matter what genre you liked!!

    • @waltermcdonald8455
      @waltermcdonald8455 7 місяців тому +1

      The Dr. Makes you well. 😊

    • @KanawhaCountyWX
      @KanawhaCountyWX 4 місяці тому +2

      Hey, I'm 19 but I was raised on good music and this is one of my favorite songs. The bassist is playing one of the funkiest grooves I've ever heard and my hat is off for anybody who can play a jazz flute like that!

  • @gilbertgarland9596
    @gilbertgarland9596 10 місяців тому +22

    Back in the day Lonnie and Roy Ayers were laying down the jazz funk

    • @pmfg875
      @pmfg875 22 дні тому

      Roy is also awesome!

  • @catherinesmith4551
    @catherinesmith4551 3 роки тому +733

    I'm 70 years old and this reminds me of my youth. It still sounds so good ! This kind of artist, this music never gets old.❤

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 3 роки тому +25

      I hear you Catherine. Me tooo. My youth this music is the bomb. Evrrrryday!!!!!

    • @ezaaron52
      @ezaaron52 3 роки тому +19

      Me too Brother! Took me back !!

    • @ernest472
      @ernest472 3 роки тому +34

      I will be 67 in Sept. I feel the same way. Long live the music of our generation.

    • @missymeaky
      @missymeaky 3 роки тому +30

      @@ernest472 age is but a number (the old cliche) our Souls stay forever young and we'll be dancing in outter Space!!

    • @jdhiker5576
      @jdhiker5576 3 роки тому +17

      Never ages💙

  • @wendysheridan982
    @wendysheridan982 10 місяців тому +46

    69 years old here.
    God, I miss the '70s. ❤❤❤

    • @JamesSmith-hm3hd
      @JamesSmith-hm3hd 8 місяців тому +2

      I too am 69 and have fond memories of good,clean house parties where this was played.

    • @harrietjohnson1930
      @harrietjohnson1930 Місяць тому

      Same here 💞

  • @DBaQ
    @DBaQ Рік тому +71

    Im sitting by a fire pit in back of my house. Just cooked two ribeyes over it with a tripod grill. And I’m enjoying a nice cigar with a Pinot noir watching the fire die as I listen to this on a blue tooth speaker. Wish you all were here with me. If you were, Id break out the Northern Lights and expand all of your minds. Peace.

    • @tiagorabelo7396
      @tiagorabelo7396 11 місяців тому +2

      Greetings From Brazil

    • @kenmclaughlin3747
      @kenmclaughlin3747 10 місяців тому +2

      The shizzle!!

    • @carlbowles1808
      @carlbowles1808 8 місяців тому

      Yow!

    • @kbaty
      @kbaty 6 місяців тому

      Rite on Brother

    • @kenalexander1349
      @kenalexander1349 5 місяців тому

      I use to jam this in my '69 Firebird doing 85 or so. This is what I call Riding Music. Play this and hit the highway.

  • @wandascott5104
    @wandascott5104 Рік тому +11

    I'm 66 years old I remember this it sound
    Even better now

  • @geoffreeve6645
    @geoffreeve6645 Рік тому +2

    Laying on a sun bed in Cyprus listening to this in the sun pure class

  • @barryshepard5792
    @barryshepard5792 2 роки тому +96

    I was a cab driver in Honolulu when this came out. Driving between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu at night is what comes back to my memories. The days of my youth.

  • @ronaldclark8174
    @ronaldclark8174 2 роки тому +2

    This Ole Head has been a Lonnie Liston Smith fan for about 50 years now. I have much of his music on LPs.

  • @deadzahead
    @deadzahead Рік тому +11

    I’m 73 this month yes it still works and hits the spot every time , a timeless classic of a yearning for peace love and understanding for all mankind , lonnie was a cosmic messenger , some of us heard it but many never did
    🎶💚❤️☮️💙 💜🎶

  • @jamaalcalloway8026
    @jamaalcalloway8026 Рік тому +20

    I'm 66 years young and this has been embedded in my DNA since the 70'S still sounds great today good driving music

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому +4

    don't matter how old we all are. This song is premier, by Lonnie Liston Smith singing from the 70s. Like we used to do, loving this music.

  • @stevon521
    @stevon521 10 місяців тому +2

    Awoke this cloudy Atlanta GA Friday with a dose of Lonnie in the groove section of my oversaturated brain.

  • @carlbowles1808
    @carlbowles1808 8 місяців тому +44

    Still awesome in 2024 , we had it good during the 1970's, this song is the proof.

  • @debrahmcshane977
    @debrahmcshane977 Рік тому +2

    Took me right back to 17yrs old dancing in Central London nightclub! X thanks

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 11 місяців тому +5

    No matter how old you are, this is a premier jam from the 70s by Lonnie Liston Smith-Expansions. This how we used to do!

  • @tombarzey7964
    @tombarzey7964 11 місяців тому +5

    Talk about a blast from da past fusion jazz tune going back to the WRVR days in the 70's here in the NYC.

    • @detroitrising4459
      @detroitrising4459 3 дні тому +1

      yup! fond memories of WRVR! coolest, jazziest station in the 70's!

  • @walterhamilton2116
    @walterhamilton2116 3 роки тому +49

    I two am 70 yrs old...this Jam brings peace to my spirit whenever I hear it...Back in da day, had the privilege to catch Lonnie perform expansions at village gate Greenwich Village downtown Manhattan...He blew the audience mind...They scream when he was done...

    • @naydenezellars88
      @naydenezellars88 11 місяців тому +3

      Blessings of Love🙏🥰..greetings of love from DC🥰🥰..I too am 70 yrs young..back in my twenties there use to be a restaurant on South Capital Street SE....and there is when in Incredibly Discovered!! Mr. Lonnie Liston Smith🤩..he had the ZANZIBAR!!..ROCKING💃💃💃..I got on that floor and Didn't STOP until he was finished!!😂😂..I had the energy, stamina, and vitality ro go on and on😍😂..50byrs later I am still Blessed to" Cut A Rug!!a little bit..at at least..thanks Mr. Smith for that Memorable Dance and Music EXPERIENCE!!

    • @lorrainescandia6267
      @lorrainescandia6267 10 місяців тому

      Walterhamilton2116. It does the same for me even today. I used to go to the loft and the paradise garage. It also brings unity.. great memories.

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 7 місяців тому +1

      alright now. We know this jam. I do have this album!

  • @mousey31
    @mousey31 Рік тому +3

    Funhouse NYC 1984. 1st time i heard this JAM!

  • @seanbrennan4447
    @seanbrennan4447 Рік тому +6

    2023 and still a kick ass top tune ! 👌

  • @brandonjays9051
    @brandonjays9051 Рік тому +5

    1 min in, had to restart this song an really appreciate this as my 1st listen 🎧!!!🎉

    • @pango-y8j
      @pango-y8j Рік тому +1

      One never forgets their first time 🍄🍄🍄🔥🍄🇺🇲🍄🌍🍄🍄🍄

  • @LaCheleWallace
    @LaCheleWallace Рік тому +5

    You just press play and let it take you away. See, this is what I like.

  • @davidaelberry8401
    @davidaelberry8401 5 років тому +52

    There is hope for the older generation - I'm 72 yrs old and love this groove !

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 Рік тому +3

      I'm with you. yes!!

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 Рік тому +3

      yessssssss!!!!!
      me too!!

  • @1mdavila
    @1mdavila 7 місяців тому +27

    One of the best songs from back in the days! It's all about PEACE! ✌️

  • @ericwalker2388
    @ericwalker2388 Рік тому +3

    My Pop was in A Real Motorcycle Gang and this track and All of Mr. Smith music playing all over the club house and yards and good Souls Foods.

  • @massimobianchi4262
    @massimobianchi4262 Рік тому +13

    Massimo from Italy .I'm 60 years old, when I listen to this amazing song my legs move like when I was 15! Great song! I love it! 🤩👍👍

  • @poshnpourcooking
    @poshnpourcooking Рік тому +2

    Agree with you all! It’s such a wonderful song! My all time favourite xx🎉xxx❤xxx

  • @SebsBeenHere
    @SebsBeenHere 2 роки тому +19

    Had the privilege of listening to this during a mushroom trip, as well as most of his discography✌️🔮

  • @VirginiaStovall
    @VirginiaStovall 2 місяці тому +4

    67 YRS OLD AND I PLAYED THE LINES OFF THIS ALBUM ! IT TAKES ME BACK TO BETTER TIMES🥰

  • @jimcrawford4408
    @jimcrawford4408 Рік тому +6

    Playing this in memory of my Aunt Rosstella Bean who introduced me to Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith. They are enjoying each other heavenly now.

    • @lottesmith9406
      @lottesmith9406 5 місяців тому

      He's still alive 💚

    • @wambugumassive
      @wambugumassive 5 місяців тому

      Maybe he's having a "heavenly" time but don't wish the guy dead, yet!

    • @gustarballs4k
      @gustarballs4k 2 місяці тому

      You may be confusing him with Dr Lonnie Smith, also a Jazz musician, who actually is dead.

  • @MikeBTek
    @MikeBTek 4 роки тому +73

    Song is 46 years old and still in the Coolness Hall of Fame. Indescribable how good this song makes me feel. I just know I'm in the wind when I hear it. That intro, that bass, the bongos, the drums and then Lonnie on that synth, then that voice "Expand Your MInd..." A song about love and peace and the brotherhood of man, ending with that plea "Expand Your MInd. Expand Your Mind." Masterpiece, Master Peace, To Everyone Joy and Peace.

    • @pbettselectric134
      @pbettselectric134 2 роки тому +1

      Preach ! You said it all. and when these young cats hear this it really expands their minds!

    • @horacegunn4522
      @horacegunn4522 Рік тому +2

      Detroit was the Mecca...they had Motown... znd Lonnie .I was blessed to grow up in Chocolate City when it was, the HOWARD Theatre was on 6th St. I lived on 4th so I'd pass it ereday on the way to Jr.HS, I saw the Motown Review, James Brown and the Fabulous Flames, Gene Duke of Earl Chandler. Five Stairsteps, Unifics, I'm 76 July 1st but still with a Childs Heart as Stevie sang, ✌🏽 peace

    • @michelewinslow8024
      @michelewinslow8024 Рік тому +2

      Had this album when it first came out, now years later, it is still my all-time fave. It has gotten me through some rough times. Love, Joy, and Peace to all.

    • @ttoiletman1
      @ttoiletman1 11 місяців тому

      ​Royaytes 6:07 royayresubiquity

  • @tonipassarelli1013
    @tonipassarelli1013 6 років тому +255

    A lady of at least 60 years of age, was playing this in her Merc convertible, while parked on my local high street. Her face lit up when I told her the name of this track, a kindred spirit she called me!

  • @fortheloveofmmorpgs9129
    @fortheloveofmmorpgs9129 2 роки тому +28

    This will never, ever, get old. First heard it when it dropped (I was a teenager) and I am still transported today in my early 60's.

  • @elizabethmcwilliams7368
    @elizabethmcwilliams7368 Рік тому +10

    This is my fave record of all time. I'm 65 years young now & I still feel the same about it ❤. Takes me back to my clubbing days when I would always go mental when this came on. I pop this on regularly & I can't sit still to it! Amazing ❤❤❤

    • @allangarwood9931
      @allangarwood9931 11 місяців тому +1

      That's exactly how this song gets you.

  • @KEITHNELSON-mk4tz
    @KEITHNELSON-mk4tz Рік тому +1

    THIS SONG REMINDS ME..OF MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS IN NYC..SUMMER TIME..IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE ..RAP WAS FRESH..BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!

  • @tonydenial1485
    @tonydenial1485 6 місяців тому +11

    Soul Weekenders at Caister and dancing to this until you're sober, 1979-81. Still a soul freak at 71 !!

  • @stephenb.singleton7592
    @stephenb.singleton7592 3 місяці тому +2

    One of my favorite skating jams

  • @chazharvey8445
    @chazharvey8445 2 роки тому +38

    I had just moved to LA it was 1975 and happiness was i the air.Lonnie took us to another level of consciousness. That still has a resonating effect on me today. Thx My Brother for opening up our Minds. Amen

  • @inhisservicegodis3287
    @inhisservicegodis3287 28 днів тому +2

    LONNIE LISTON WILL ALWAYS BE THE COSMIC KING!!

  • @timothycarter6056
    @timothycarter6056 3 роки тому +38

    One of my favorite cuts from the 70's. Still have the album. Great jazz never gets old.

    • @keithgupton9349
      @keithgupton9349 Рік тому

      The rap group Stetsasonic sampled this. I was wondering where that sample came from. After all these years now I know.

    • @deslobo-ep6jn
      @deslobo-ep6jn Рік тому +2

      You got that right 🌻🌻🕊️🕊️

    • @DirtyHarryMichaelMyers
      @DirtyHarryMichaelMyers 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@keithgupton9349Talkin'all that jazz🔥🤝

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 8 місяців тому

      Still have this album also!

  • @dbutler7982
    @dbutler7982 Рік тому +2

    Had the LP in college. Awesome then...awesome now!
    Superb!!

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 8 місяців тому +13

    This song is a favorite of all us older people. We love it, because it reminds us of how we were fine, living life, grooving with all the music, doing what we do!

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 8 місяців тому +11

    I'm old, love music, love jazz, love this song, love how everybody is jamming to this groove tonight!!

  • @markstyles5103
    @markstyles5103 4 роки тому +113

    Never heard this before.. Hell, I must have got off at the wrong bus stop.. This is WONDERFUL.. The funk music out of US in 70's was great.

    • @crouchhill
      @crouchhill 2 роки тому +7

      It's not the destination, it's the journey

    • @eddierobinson1286
      @eddierobinson1286 2 роки тому +3

      I must have been on the same bus

    • @JaceBarretto
      @JaceBarretto 9 місяців тому +1

      Now it's the right bus stop

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому +45

    This music was appreciated by everyone.

  • @wesleyadair9480
    @wesleyadair9480 8 місяців тому +2

    Iike how Lonnie started out at the beginning of the song with that funky keyboard sound and then just just laid back in the background but you can still here him in the background doing his thing he just lets the other musicians shine and showing their talents then at somewhere at 2:50 or 2:51 he cuts loose on his keyboard 🎹 again but never overshadowing the other musicians this is pure raw talent no doubt about it

  • @1diggitech
    @1diggitech 4 роки тому +108

    Still remember that album cover in my dads records.I just ran across this and almost bought me to tears, i can see pops relaxing,eyes closed,headphones on sipping his drink after a long day.R.I.P dad miss you soooo much🙏

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 3 роки тому +2

      This is the music that makes people think and drink. Yasss

  • @helenreglar5624
    @helenreglar5624 3 місяці тому +1

    Absolute beauty 😊

  • @lancehouston4156
    @lancehouston4156 Рік тому +17

    Lonnie is putting out a Positive world message with an awesome musical vibration ! 🎼💫🎹⭐️

  • @jamiestewart139
    @jamiestewart139 10 місяців тому +2

    Soon as I heard this I wanted more... that was over 25 years ago

  • @wandajones8598
    @wandajones8598 Рік тому +49

    This is more than music. It's a whole positive energy vibe. Not just a feel good song keeping with the times. It's truly motivating love.

    • @geralddutcher3662
      @geralddutcher3662 11 місяців тому +1

      Most of this era's music was about motivating love, on a global level!!! The positive energy vibe was what it was all about!!! LLS mastered the sound of positive vibes, much to our delight! Enjoyment of 40 a year now!

    • @wandajones8598
      @wandajones8598 11 місяців тому +1

      @@geralddutcher3662 well said!

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 11 місяців тому

      that's how all the music was in the 70s.

    • @geralddutcher3662
      @geralddutcher3662 10 місяців тому

      @@wandajones8598 Well thank you Wanda!!! Hard to mettle with true fact, aye!?

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 8 місяців тому

      This is how we used to do, listening to music. This was the groove in the 70s for everybody! A great musical time.

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому +1

    sing it now Lonnie Liston Smith!! Broke it down, get fast and in a hurry, his music!!! Back in the 70s. When I was young.

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому +5

    Lonnie Liston Smith. Back in the early 70s, this is the music of my youth. This music was listened and appreciated by everybody. DA JAM!!!! I'm just saying.

  • @jazzbuff630
    @jazzbuff630 10 днів тому

    Almost 65, and this here music is making me spark up a doob...like it did 50 years ago. #peacefulandstillgroovy

  • @phillipedwards3416
    @phillipedwards3416 Рік тому +4

    How good is this?
    Released 49yrs back?
    Still fresh as a summer breeze....

  • @kieronbutler99
    @kieronbutler99 2 місяці тому +2

    Again, this track with a 3.5 of some shrooms, no better feeling.

  • @anthonycarey8112
    @anthonycarey8112 2 роки тому +4

    Yesterday today tomorrow let keep this music 🎵 playing

  • @malcolmcook7007
    @malcolmcook7007 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant 🎵🎶 powerful music of stressful barrier time in mind to expand. The Powerful deadline we all must fulfill before ending mortal lifetime on this universe. This brilliant sound of 🎵🎶 magnetic. You are great Maestro Liston!

  • @danielmoore3669
    @danielmoore3669 10 років тому +638

    LLS, on of the most unappreciated cosmic fusion jazz giants, not known to many, but sincerely loved & appreciated by those who know

  • @paulmarsden5999
    @paulmarsden5999 Рік тому +1

    Saw this live, part of the 1986 New York Jazz Explosion, Hammersmith Odean, truly COSMIC.
    along with
    Tom Browne, Roy Airs, Jean Carn, and an incredible band.
    Anyone else there?

  • @jacobrichardson1952
    @jacobrichardson1952 2 роки тому +11

    As a PlayStation 2 player, this song literally gives me the chills when I play Grand Theft Auto Vice City.
    And that's how I became interested on Lonnie Liston Smith.

  • @kenvelickoff4275
    @kenvelickoff4275 2 роки тому +2

    I'm 64, never heard of Lonnie til a couple of days ago, just hearing this, the time I've lost

  • @walterhamilton7296
    @walterhamilton7296 5 місяців тому +4

    I celebrated74 yrs on the Planet 28 Aug 2024...
    Trully a Blessing to hear the Afroenergetic sounds of Lonnie in the 1970s and present... His magical sound still food for the Soul..

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 2 роки тому +20

    Heard this in my car on Funky Friday on WXPN in Philly. The intro with triangle, bass, and congas hooked me completely. When I got home I tried to find the name of it on their playlist but it wasn't there. I was pissed! Took me at least five years after that to stumble across it on youtube. I was SO HAPPY!

    • @imbees2
      @imbees2 Рік тому

      I'm from Philly. Older person. just saying.

    • @mattfoley6082
      @mattfoley6082 Рік тому

      @@imbees2 ?

  • @MrNoahGTA
    @MrNoahGTA 9 років тому +348

    Been listening to this for 30 years, and its still just as fresh.
    Makes me feel glad to be alive!

    • @lordeldauoud142
      @lordeldauoud142 9 років тому +8

      I Hear You!!!!!!!! Me As Well Go Lonnie!!!!!!!!😎👌🏾✌🏿️👏🏾👊🏾🙀

    • @technosamurai9825
      @technosamurai9825 7 років тому +3

      WORD!!!!!!

    • @marknaylor2149
      @marknaylor2149 6 років тому +6

      IT is awesome, everytime I listen I hear something different , choooooooooooooooon

    • @mrmikespence1964
      @mrmikespence1964 6 років тому +6

      "JAZZ!MUSIC! IS THE GREATEST! MUSIC" I! MADE THIS! THE! (JAZZMAN)! *MIKE SPENCE!

    • @OverSooll
      @OverSooll 4 роки тому +6

      yes it always new, always fresh, because it has cosmic powers

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому +2

    I was rolling in a 1973 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Brohagm, with Vogue tires.D'Elegance interior! OK!

  • @bertabickham7507
    @bertabickham7507 2 роки тому +4

    GTA vice city..... BROUGHT ME HERE ..... AND LOVE IT .... STILL BUMPING THIS THE 2022 AND BEYOND..💯💯💯💯💯🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @isma-j1l
    @isma-j1l 2 місяці тому +2

    hi grandps im 33 and i love this

  • @rkellyii244
    @rkellyii244 3 роки тому +16

    This is the kind of Jazz that makes you feel alive, no matter how old it gets.

  • @LazyCookPete
    @LazyCookPete Рік тому +1

    Still fresh. Music to get lost in.

  • @colintwyman956
    @colintwyman956 2 роки тому +26

    A timeless masterpiece. Listen and be at peace!

  • @ernest472
    @ernest472 Місяць тому

    I remember listening to this before I went to a party Saturday night. I am 70 years old and I still get that good feeling.

  • @valprince5141
    @valprince5141 Рік тому +5

    What can I say 😮danced this track at all dayers in the 80s just fancied it today but can’t drop foot like I use to only in my head 🎶💃🏾 BIG TUNE ❤

  • @BrendaJackson-gm4ib
    @BrendaJackson-gm4ib 11 місяців тому +2

    Im 65 amd this is my drive to work. 😅. Oh and i Almost got a speeding ticket 🙃🤪🤣🤣

  • @MrTappi66
    @MrTappi66 4 роки тому +32

    Can you feel it... This piece is for eternity it comes from a another dimension full of light and love. I think God spoke to lonnie's heart.. playing this and sharing it for all the people on this earth. I was 16Y and I listen to this album since 40Y... And thank you Master for this soul. Blessed are you

  • @terriharbun8708
    @terriharbun8708 Рік тому +1

    I was in my early 20s when I first things track. Blew my mind then,still does now . I'm 58, it's my all time favourite track to dance to. Takes me right back to the jazz room in clubs xxx

  • @bertiew6771
    @bertiew6771 5 років тому +31

    Possibly the greatest track ever recorded. Certainly my Top 5. Downbeat classic.

    • @matthewbritton6960
      @matthewbritton6960 Рік тому +1

      Top 5, this
      The Bottle, Gil Scott Heron
      Move on up, Curtis Mayfield
      Shaft , Issac Hayes
      Everybody loves the sunshine, Roy Ayers

    • @Narikeljinjira
      @Narikeljinjira Рік тому

      ​@@matthewbritton6960miss brother Gil so much. no disagreement whatsoever in your choice of tracks, always on rotation. search Gil's Midnight Band live recording from 77 and Bremen 83 for cosmic versions of The Bottle.

  • @FrankSofio-xd9tl
    @FrankSofio-xd9tl 3 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic bass riff...

  • @Flamanchies
    @Flamanchies 8 років тому +328

    This classic needs no comment. Words cant do it justice.

    • @mrmikespence1964
      @mrmikespence1964 6 років тому +3

      "JAZZ!MUSIC! & THE LEGENDS! OF JAZZ!MUSIC! LIKE (LLS)! RULES" THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE SPENCE!

    • @lorgregory
      @lorgregory 5 років тому +1

      Dude I had gotten this piece. in the barracks in key West fl

    • @2calvaria
      @2calvaria 5 років тому +1

      TL -- quite... there's a word for that: ineffable

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul 5 років тому +3

      A Classic

    • @prsoul1965
      @prsoul1965 3 роки тому +1

      The kind of song you just put in your best work on the dance floor and your body movements make the statement for your. Love saves the day/The loft NYC. Thank you David (RIP).

  • @arthurdeth7646
    @arthurdeth7646 Рік тому +1

    I'm now 67 and was listening to this back in my early youth. What drives this is basically the bass line which almost stays the same throughout along with the keyboards and Idris's vocals. Back then this did hit the number1 spot for best jazzfunk track and in one suvey it was pipped off the top by the crusaders "Put it where you want it". Still a timeless classic and I'm still playing it. Many thanks for the upload.

  • @williamsquire2338
    @williamsquire2338 9 років тому +458

    Lonnie is a Richmond, Virginia native along with his brothers Donald & Ray. Their father, Lonnie, Sr. sang with the legendary gospel group, "The Harmonizing Four". Donald is featured here on vocals and is also a accomplished pianist and flutist. Ray is the last original member of the "Jarmels" who made the song "A Little Bit of Soap". Just a bit of history from a homer.

    • @ThePlatano2020
      @ThePlatano2020 8 років тому +5

      +WILLIAM SQUIRE THANKS FOR TAKING ME BACK ON THAT HISTORY LESSON I ENJOY HIS MUSIC.

    • @kjones5723
      @kjones5723 8 років тому +7

      William Squire
      Thanks for the insight from a homer :-) I wanna make sure I understand, this is NOT Lonnie singing? This is his brother Donald? I've always assumed this was Lonnie on vocals .... wow.

    • @ThePlatano2020
      @ThePlatano2020 8 років тому +2

      K Jones U KNOW WHAT I'M NOT SHORE,I HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT MY BROTHER ....THX FOR THE INSIGHT..GARAGEHEAD

    • @BuddyfolksJudah
      @BuddyfolksJudah 7 років тому +2

      WILLIAM SQUIRE wow and de la soul sampled it

    • @BuddyfolksJudah
      @BuddyfolksJudah 7 років тому +1

      WILLIAM SQUIRE not this song I mean A little bit of Soap

  • @Ma-pz5kl
    @Ma-pz5kl 11 місяців тому +2

    extend your hand to help the plan......great lyrics !!

  • @dennisd2531
    @dennisd2531 5 місяців тому +11

    2024 and still command's the Airways... Nuff Respect.

  • @yahzelyisrael6301
    @yahzelyisrael6301 2 роки тому +1

    Started break dancin 🔥🤘🏾🌎

  • @windel12002
    @windel12002 3 роки тому +12

    I was in College when this album was released...and all these years later it's still a GEM. Flying Dutchman had some great artists and some Classic recordings.

    • @MikeBTek
      @MikeBTek 3 роки тому

      I was a freshman in college when I first heard this and it stayed with me all these years as perhaps the coolest soul stirring song ever. Certainly was part of my introduction to jazz during those glorious NYC WRVR 106.7 jazz radio days.

  • @l0ve382
    @l0ve382 Рік тому +1

    I still listen to 70's and 80' music. Bring back many memories. Lonnie Smith!!!!

  • @cristtypitis4
    @cristtypitis4 3 роки тому +14

    I salute everyone over here for sharing their experiences with this tune. I''m glad that Ubisoft shared this joint with me through their Driver - Parallel Lines game. God bless everybody.

    • @marcoortiz4579
      @marcoortiz4579 2 роки тому

      This is fantastic to be able to trace back all these music jewels.... God Bless.

  • @brightonheightsjavancreamh7211
    @brightonheightsjavancreamh7211 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you definitely listening 2021... Much Love

  • @suzewahz6302
    @suzewahz6302 5 років тому +11

    An absolute Jazz Funk Anthem...More than Beautiful 💖💖💖

  • @statueman1000
    @statueman1000 3 місяці тому +1

    This tune....at Best Disco in Town all those years ago with Greg Edwards

  • @TheRobynwilson612
    @TheRobynwilson612 2 роки тому +5

    Still bangin in 2022!!!!
    Yessssssss!!🎶🎶🎶💪💪💪💪✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾💜💜💜💜

  • @Raquib_in2002
    @Raquib_in2002 8 місяців тому +2

    I was in high school Jazz Band, listening in the basement on the south side of Chicago. 70's smooth jazz.

  • @K.Psomiadis
    @K.Psomiadis 5 років тому +33

    I was a Kid 13 year old as i have buy the LP at 1976 !! And i still listen until today !!Great Tune 🎼🎹🎹

  • @brianreidvoiceovers884
    @brianreidvoiceovers884 4 роки тому +1

    Even now in 2020...there not ready for this!

  • @Mg2SiO4
    @Mg2SiO4 9 місяців тому +2

    What a masterpiece! It still sounds so smooth and cool!