Lonnie Liston Smith (keys/vcl); Tabitha Pearson (vcl); Samir
Moulay (gtr); Gary Grainger (bs); Greg Grainger (dms).
(Review by Lance/photo top right by Joe Boss Fowler).
This was one of those fantastic nights where I didn't bother making
notes but just let the sound waft over me - like a Force 9 'wafts'! And what a waft of sound! Full on
and totally integrated.
Amazing drummer, brilliant guitar soloist and a bass
guitarist whose middle name is surely GOD! Lonnie Liston didn't sing but
Tabitha Pearson did and how! Tabitha has a range that reaches up into the
rafters and beyond to an area where only dogs can hear - lucky dogs! Elsewhere,
I've read of comparisions with Minnie Ripperton but Tabitha is earthier than
Minnie whilst working in the same incredible compass.
As for
Lonnie, what can one say except that he got some great sounds from the two
keyboards and fully justified his starring role.
But this wasn't about five people, it was about six.
Warren Thomson, the guy who makes things happen at
Hoochie...
Lance
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