| Stretching Out | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | February 23 & 24, 1960 Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LP 665 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Stretching Out is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "among Lewis' strongest from the jazz standpoint, balancing a commercial emphasis on melody with jazz improvising and swinging". [2]
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