Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio

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Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
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Studio album by
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
Released1958
RecordedOctober 8, 1958
StudioChicago
Genre Jazz
Length35:31
Label Argo
LP 642
Producer Dave Usher
Ramsey Lewis chronology
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(1956)		Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
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Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (subtitled Perform a Tribute to Clifford Brown) is the debut album by American jazz vibraphonist Lem Winchester and the third album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks associated with trumpeter Clifford Brown recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label. [1]

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Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "A good example of Ramsey Lewis' original piano style, the little-known set is actually excellent and would be easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans if it could be found". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Clifford Brown, except as indicated

  1. "Joy Spring" - 3:25
  2. "Where It Is" (Lem Winchester) - 4:27
  3. "Sandu" - 6:12
  4. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 5:28
  5. "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 3:23
  6. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:39
  7. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:34
  8. "A Message from Boysie" (Robert Lowery) - 5:08

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. ↑ Argo Records discography accessed September 19, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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