Funk Reaction, released in 1977, features Lonnie Smith, a virtuoso of the Hammond B3 organ, in a dancefloor-friendly interpretation. Overflowing with groove and confidence, this album oscillates between jazz-funk, cosmic disco radiance, rhythmic slow-jams, and conscious psychedelic soul. After playing with artists like George Benson and Lou Donaldson in the 1960s, and releasing several albums on Columbia and Blue Note, Funk Reaction sees Smith venturing into the disco-funk-tinged territory of the late 1970s.