Dr. Lonnie Smith | Evolution
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Evolution
(Blue Note)
Musical reflections by A. Scott Galloway
February 25, 2016
In the late `60s when he jumped from George Benson’s band into that of alto saxophone great Lou Donaldson, organist Lonnie Smith became known for whipping up a brand of funky voodoo on the B3 that got beneath the skin of the listener like lotion, beginning with the now-classic Alligator Boogaloo on into Midnight Creeper.