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| Appassionata | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Narada | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Appassionata is an album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, produced by Lewis and released in 1999 on Narada Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic noted that "Lewis brings the titular passion to tunes inspired by or taken from opera, classical, jazz, and gospel". [3] Hilarie Grey of JazzTimes declared that "Lewis puts on a clinic of exploratory, dynamic improvisation with Appassionata". [6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pavane" | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Nessun Dorma" | 7:14 |
| 3. | "A Song for Jan" | 6:42 |
| 4. | "E Lucevan le Stelle" | 6:45 |
| 5. | "For the Love of Art" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Vesti la Giubba" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Close Your Eyes and Remember" | 7:52 |
| 8. | "Light Along the Path" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "What Wondrous Love This Is" | 7:15 |
| 10. | "A Moment Spiritual" | 13:02 |
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