Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz

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Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz
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Studio album by
Released1958
Recorded1958
Chicago
Genre Jazz
Length33:57
Label Argo
LP 627
Producer Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie
Ramsey Lewis chronology
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)

Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz is the second album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label in the same year. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it an "enjoyable trio set". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Delilah" (Victor Young) - 5:25
  2. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 3:00
  3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 4:02
  4. "Brother John" (Traditional) - 4:50
  5. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 4:51
  6. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:44
  7. "Seven Valleys" (Dick Katz) - 5:25
  8. "On the Street Where You Live" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 3:40

Personnel

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References

  1. Argo Records discography accessed September 18, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012