Dr Lonnie Smith: Evolution review – aptly named return for the fusion pioneer

(Blue Note)Dr Lonnie Smith became a distinctively thoughtful kind of Hammond organist in the wake of his 1960s fame as a jazz/R&B fusioneer, pumping out spacey, Bitches Brew-era ruminations and teasingly sidetracked burnups. This set of smart originals and two covers is enhanced by star guests Robert Glasper and Joe Lovano. The opening Play It Back sounds generically jazz-funky, but Glasper’s adroit piano solo against the time-stretching of two drummers, and Smith’s devious route