1. Lonnie Smith -- Finger Lickin' Good (original pressing) . . . LP . . . $14.99 (Item: 3456)
Columbia, Mid-60's Condition: Good View Cart
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 -- and titles include "Hola Muneca", "Minor Chant", "Sideman", "Say Stuff", and "Keep Talkin". (Red label 60s mono pressing.) (From the Jazz LP (T-Z and Various) page.)