OB Dave Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 What an enormous loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Oh no. I knew him well and there"s definitely no one like Lonnie. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I am very sorry to hear this. I got to hear Lonnie play live three times. The first time was about twenty years ago when he appeared at a festival in Ottawa with Lou Donaldson. I was an instant fan. Lonnie had a remarkable ability to engage listeners while sitting behind some 400 odd pounds of cabinet. A smoking player who also wrote some great tunes. I made a point of playing his 'Pilgrimage' for my farewell gig a few years ago. RIP Dr. Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Dammit dammit dammit. What a loss. The world is a less funky, less musical place without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I have no words. RIP Doctor. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Great player Greatest lesson i took was watching him play a trio gig with a simple Nord Electro 2, no second manual, no pedals, nada. But still, the magic was there at all times and you were listening to a proper hammond style and sound. The fingers and the style were good enough RIP Quote Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 When you watch Dr Lonnie, here"s ALWAYS more music coming out than your eyes can account for. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Damn. RIP Dr. Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Ah shoot. Too soon, even at 74. RIP Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 The world is a less funky, less musical place without him. Absolutely. He wasn't terribly popular in this part of the world, but I loved him. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Dammit. The sheer joy that exuded from him whenever he played. He had great chops, but he always did more with less notes. Less volume. More dynamic and more feeling/soul. Watching him was always a lesson in how to get to the heart of the matter. RIP good Dr. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Thank you Dr Lonnie for sharing your music and your energy with us. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 A massive loss. Was lucky enough to catch his trio with Kreisberg and Blake in Montréal in 2012. The best basslines I've ever heard in my life. RIP. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 'nother one done gone. Rest in peace Dr. Lonnie Smith. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3plyr Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Yes, a terrible loss of a musician and human being. While I didn't know him well, I did get to hear him play multiple times. And the last time (Asheville, NC) I got to meet him and he even gave me some advice on playing the B3. Tremendous individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedar Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 A true original and one of the musicians who has had the greatest influence on me personally. He falls into the very small group of musicians who really opened up my ears and showed me an entirely new musical approach. I hadn't seen him for a couple of years. But based on recent recordings and on shows i did attend several years ago, I think he left on the top of his game. I'm just grateful for the times I got to saw him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I especially love the many clips which show Lonnie playing with other Hammond artists... [video:youtube] I watch him....and always feel like firing up the organ. Quote RT-3/U-121/Leslie 21H and 760/Saltarelle Nuage/MOXF6/MIDIhub, SL-880/Nektar T4/Numa Cx2/Deepmind12/Virus TI 61/SL61 mk2 Stylophone R8/Behringer RD-8/Proteus 1/MP-7/Zynthian 4 MPC1k/JV1010/Unitor 8/Model D & 2600/WX-5&7/VL70m/DMP-18 Pedals Natal drums/congas etc & misc bowed/plucked/blown instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studiotan Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Such a great talent...I never heard anyone play a Hammond like he did. RIP Dr. Smith Quote Nord Grand, Nord lead 4, Roli Seaboard 49, Moog Matriarch, Moog One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRW Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Oh no! Truly sad news! It's a shame those great Palmetto albums are not available on 180g vinyl which is my preferred format these days. I dug how he kept on recording and did some very fly covers like "Trouble Man", "Freedom Jazz Dance", "Juju". [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 RIP, there goes my favorite B3 player. Such a deep groove, I'm very happy that he recorded so much lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Very sad....such a good guy and talent Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 What a loss. I became a fan somewhat late in his career, but the time I did see him live was musically magical and soul inspiring. RIP, Dr. Lonnie! Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Which one died? No ambiguity so far in this discussion, which is all about Dr. Lonnie Smith, but elsewhere ... ... the obits are all messed up! Many of them have the incorrect Lonnie Smith for one life fact or another. Looking at the Wiki pages for both, the one who died is Dr. Lonnie Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(jazz_musician) Yet there are several obits out there that list the birth date and origin town for Lonnie Liston Smith, with a death date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Liston_Smith As you can see, Lonnie Liston Smith is apparently still very much alive. My jazz combo has done songs by both. Both great in their own way, but quite different from each other. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elif Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Oh no! Truly sad news! It's a shame those great Palmetto albums are not available on 180g vinyl which is my preferred format these days. I dug how he kept on recording and did some very fly covers like "Trouble Man", "Freedom Jazz Dance", "Juju". Backtrack is the first tune in this live performance from 2013. It starts at about 2 minutes in: [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Such a great loss! I first heard of him in KEYBOARD Magazine. Not only that three days ago Moogsynthesizers posted a picture of him, on their Instagram. He was playing a Moog One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteinschneider Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 RIP Lonnie, about a year ago I put a few of his tunes from Jungle Soul on a Hammond player playlist and when I got to "Witch Doctor" I would loop that song - there's something about the groove that makes me listen over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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