A monster batch of funky tracks from organist Lonnie Smith! The album’s his first ever — and predates the Blue Note sides by a few years — issued by Columbia around the time that Lonnie was working for the label as George Benson’s organist. Lonnie brings a rawness to the album that you’re not likely to hear on a Columbia session from the time — and he’s joined by soul jazz heavyweights like George Benson, Blue Mitchell, Melvin Sparks, and King Curtis. Tracks are short with a hard wailing organ jazz groove.