Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing
1956 studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing | ||||
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Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | 1956 Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Argo LP 611 | |||
Producer | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
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Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (later rereleased as Swingin') is the debut album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, recorded and released on the Argo label in 1956.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
AllMusic stated: "Lewis sounds like a cross between John Lewis and Oscar Peterson ... worth taking a chance on".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - 4:30
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:07
- "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 4:00
- "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" (Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) - 3:13
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:10
- "Fantasia for Drums" - 5:45
- "Dee's New Blues" (Eldee Young) - 5:45
- "Tres" - 4:45
- "Limelight" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:17
Personnel
References
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- Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956)
- Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958)
- Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958)
- Down to Earth (1959)
- An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959)
- Stretching Out (1960)
- More Music from the Soil (1961)
- Never on Sunday (1961)
- Sound of Christmas (1961)
- The Sound of Spring (1962)
- Country Meets the Blues (1962)
- Bossa Nova (1962)
- Pot Luck (1963)
- Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963)
- Bach to the Blues (1964)
- More Sounds of Christmas (1964)
- You Better Believe Me (1964)
- Wade in the Water (1966)
- The Movie Album (1966)
- Goin' Latin (1967)
- Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967)
- Maiden Voyage (1968)
- Mother Nature's Son (1968)
- Another Voyage (1969)
- The Piano Player (1969)
- Back to the Roots (1971)
- Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972)
- Funky Serenity (1973)
- Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973)
- Solar Wind (1974)
- Sun Goddess (1974)
- Don't It Feel Good (1975)
- Salongo (1976)
- Love Notes (1977)
- Tequila Mockingbird (1977)
- Legacy (1978)
- Routes (1980)
- Chance Encounter (1982)
- Les Fleurs (1983)
- The Two of Us (1984)
- Fantasy (1985)
- Keys to the City (1987)
- We Meet Again (1989)
- Ivory Pyramid (1992)
- Sky Islands (1993)
- Urban Knights I (1994)
- Urban Knights II (1997)
- Appassionata (1999)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964)
- The In Crowd (1965)
- Hang On Ramsey! (1965)
- Dancing in the Street (1967)
- Them Changes (1970)
- The Groover (1972)
- "The 'In' Crowd"
- "Hang On Sloopy"
- "Wade in the Water"
- "Sun Goddess"