Silhouettes (Lonnie Liston Smith album)

Silhouettes
Studio album by
Lonnie Liston Smith
Released1984
RecordedJune 7, 8 & 12 and July 10, 11, 12 & 18, 1984
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz, Soul jazz
Length38:51
LabelDoctor Jazz
FW 39420
ProducerRobert Thiele Jr., Harvey Goldberg
Lonnie Liston Smith chronology
Dreams of Tomorrow
(1983) 		Silhouettes
(1984) 		Rejuvenation
(1985)

Silhouettes is an album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded and released by the Flying Dutchman label in 1984.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell stated that the album, "continues the Lonnie Liston Smith string of sweetly ingratiating pop/jazz background albums. If anything, Smith's keyboard work is even more stripped down and lightly melodic than before, and his new cohorts create more mild-mannered, semi-funky backdrops that won't disturb anyone's sleep".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith except where noted

  1. "Warm" (Bob Thiele, Glenn Osser) − 3:09
  2. "If You Take Care of Me" (Robert Thiele Jr., Davitt Sigerson) − 5:10
  3. "Silhouettes" − 4:38
  4. "Summer Afternoon" − 5:49
  5. "Enlightenment" (Robert Thiele, Jr., Sigerson, Smith) − 4:51
  6. "City of Lights" (Eric Paul Saunders) − 5:11
  7. "Once Again Love" (Tom Barney) − 5:02
  8. "Just Us Two" − 4:17

Personnel

  • Lonnie Liston Smith − electric piano, acoustic piano
  • Premik − soprano saxophone, alto flute (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)
  • Joy Askew (tracks 4, 5 & 7), Barry Eastmond (track 2), Robert Thiele, Jr. (tracks 2 & 5) − synthesizer
  • Abdul Wuali − guitar (tracks 4-6)
  • Tom Barney (tracks 2-5 & 7), Anthony Jackson (track 6) − bass
  • Buddy Williams − drums (tracks 2-7)
  • Jimmy Maelen (tracks 1 & 4-6), Kimati Dinizulu (track 1), Robert Thiele Jr. (track 5), Keven P. Green (track 5), Miles Watson (track 5), Steve Thornton (tracks 2 & 3) − percussion
  • Donald Smith − lead vocals (track 2)
  • Babi Floyd, Kurt Yahjian − backing vocals (track 2)

References

  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 31, 2019
  2. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Lonnie Liston Smith: Reflections of a Golden Dream – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2019.