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Make Someone Happy (Lonnie Liston Smith album)

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1986 studio album by Lonnie Liston Smith
Make Someone Happy
Studio album by Lonnie Liston Smith
Released1986
RecordedOctober 27, 1986
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz, Soul jazz
Length34:32
LabelDoctor Jazz
FW 40612
ProducerBob Thiele
Lonnie Liston Smith chronology
Rejuvenation
(1985) 		Make Someone Happy
(1986) 		Love Goddess
(1990)

Make Someone Happy is an album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded and released by the Flying Dutchman label in 1986.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "For this refreshing change of pace, Lonnie Liston Smith (best known for his atmospheric mood music) sticks exclusively to acoustic piano and plays mostly standards in a trio ... One of Smith's very few straight-ahead dates, this LP is worth searching for as a strong example of Lonnie Liston Smith's acoustic playing".

Track listing

  1. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) − 3:59
  2. "Make Someone Happy" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) − 5:40
  3. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) − 3:34
  4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) − 4:39
  5. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) − 4:17
  6. "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) − 3:53
  7. "Cary Paul and Louisa" (Cecil McBee) − 4:09
  8. "Duke's Place" (Ellington, Bill Katts, Bob Thiele, Ruth Roberts) − 4:21

Personnel

References

  1. Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 31, 2019
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Lonnie Liston Smith: Make Someone Happy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 31, 2019.
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