Lux Prima: Vinyl LP Calexico Lonnie Smith during his 75th

Lonnie Smith during his 75th birthday run at the Jazz Standard in NYC in 2017

The record heralds a new era for the band

“I discovered jazz and started to listen to that

killing what ego was left in Puma Blue and paying their band-centric debts proudly

including a superb keyboard solo by Fela

Lux Prima: Vinyl LP Calexico Lonnie Smith during his 75thFirst re press since the initial 2019 release of critically acclaimed album featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs' lead vocalist Karen O, and Danger Mouse, one of the most influential artist producers of the 21st Century. Debuting in March 2019, Lux Prima was hailed by Pitchfork as a dreamy and poignant collaboration. It featured the single Woman, which was accompanied by a memorable Spike Jonze directed live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The