| Live at Club Mozambique | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | May 21, 1970 | |||
| Venue | Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:34 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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Live at Club Mozambique is a live album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in Detroit in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label in 1995. [1] [2] [3]
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic's Richie Unterberger said: "It's odd that Blue Note decided to sit on it for so long, because it ranks as one of Lonnie's better sets. The band, featuring George Benson on guitar, is relaxed and funky without being in your face about it, and unlike much soul-jazz of the time, most of the material is original, Smith having penned six of the eight numbers. Although the riffs often owe a lot to James Brown, this is definitely at least as much jazz as soul". [4]
All compositions by Lonnie Smith except where noted
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