Think!

by Dr. Lonnie Smith

Overview

Think!, organist Lonnie Smith's 1968 sophomore effort (and first for Blue Note), is easily one of the strongest dates the Hammond B-3 master would produce for the label. Featuring a stellar group of musicians including trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist David Newman, guitarist Melvin Sparks, and drummer Marion Booker, Jr., as well as a three-member Afro-Latin percussion unit led by Henry "Pucho" Brown, Think! is a perfect mix of funky soul and forward-thinking jazz. Kicking things off with Hugh Masekela's instantly memorable "Son of Ice Bag," both Sparks and Newman take searching funk-flow solos while Morgan seems to be remembering a certain Masekela lick he dug. Similarly expansive is the epic and frenetic Afro bliss-out "The Call of the Wild," which finds Newman in a heady, bluesy organ jam freak-out set against "Pucho" Brown's torrid Latin rhythms and Sparks' nasty repeto-funk guitar riff. By the time you get to the title track and realize "Oh, it's that "Think," all you can do is laugh at the utter hipness of it all and take pleasure in the notion that the album is only half over. [The Rudy Van Gelder Edition of Think! features remastered sound by original producer Van Gelder, significantly improving the overall sound quality over the original release.] ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2019
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602577531132
Rank:	40730

Tracks

1. Son of Ice Bag
2. The Call of the Wild
3. Think
4. Three Blind Mice
5. Slouchin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dr. Lonnie Smith   Primary Artist,Organ,Guitar,Vocals
Ronnie Smith   Primary Artist
Norberto Apellaniz   Percussion,Congas
William Bivens   Percussion,Congas
Henry Brown   Timbales
Lee Morgan   Trumpet
Pucho   Timbales
Melvin Sparks   Guitar
David "Fathead" Newman   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Billy Bivens   Congas
Marion Booker   Drums
Noberto Apellaniz   Congas,Percussion
Willie Bivins   Congas,Percussion
Henry "Pucho" Brown   Timbales

Technical Credits

Dave Sanders   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Francis Wolff   Audio Production,Producer,Cover Photo,Photography
Traditional   Composer
Ted White   Composer
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Dr. Lonnie Smith   Composer
Ron McMaster   Digital Transfers
Rudy Van Gelder   Remastering
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Ronnie Smith   Composer
Lonnie O. Smith   Composer
Hugh Masekela   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Theodore Richard White   Composer
A.J. Franklyn   Composer
Micaela Boland   Design,Art Direction
Rhett Evers   Liner Notes
Forlenza Venosa Associates   Design
Gordon H. Jee   Creative Director