Tequila Mockingbird

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Tequila Mockingbird
Tequila Mockingbird.jpg
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
Released1977 (1977)
StudioBurbank Studios, Burbank, CA

Sunset Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, CA

Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, CA
Genre Jazz
Length38:45
Label Columbia
Producer Bert DeCouteaux, Larry Dunn
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Love Notes
(1977)		Tequila Mockingbird
(1977)		 Legacy
(1978)
Professional ratings
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Variety (favourable) [4]

Tequila Mockingbird is an album by the American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. [5] The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [6] [7]

Contents

The title track, composed by Larry Dunn, was released as a single in February 1978. [8]

Overview

Tequila Mockingbird was produced by Bert De Couteaux and Larry Dunn. EWF guitarists Al McKay and Johnny Graham and bassist Verdine White contribute to the album, along with the horn production of Eddie del Barrio. [1] [9]

The LP's title track also appears on five of Ramsey Lewis's compilation albums. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tequila Mockingbird" Larry Dunn 5:22
2."Wandering Rose"Neal Creque5:41
3."Skippin'" Victor Feldman 3:08
4."My Angel's Smile"Maure Stewart5:18
5."Camino El Bueno" 3:53
6."Caring For You" 5:31
7."Intimacy" 6:00
8."That Ole Bach Magic" Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn 3:12

Personnel

Produced by Larry Dunn (1, 3, 8) and Bert DeCoteaux (2, 4-7) Mixed by Jack Rouben & Robert Fernandez (1, 3, 8) and Edward Sprigg & Michael Ruffo (2, 4-7) Recording by Paul Serrano (2, 4-7) Mastered by Ray Janos

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ↑ "Jazz Album Picks". archive.org. Vol. 39, no. 28. Cashbox. December 10, 1977. p.  36.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 424.
  4. ↑ "Music-Records: ELP, Cooper, Players, Wynne, Ramones, Trammps, Preston, Garrett, Chic, Roberts Top LPs". Variety . Vol. 289, no. 6. December 14, 1977. p. 72. ProQuest   1401322413.
  5. ↑ Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird. Columbia Records. 1977.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Jazz LPs". Billboard Magazine. Vol. 90, no. 10. March 11, 1978. p. 42.
  7. ↑ "Steve Cole Sep/Oct 2019". Issuu. September 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ Billboard Magazine (PDF). March 11, 1978. p. 92.
  9. ↑ "Ramsey Lewis 'Don't It Feel Good' / 'Sãlongo' / 'Tequila Mockingbird' / 'Love Notes' 2CD (BGO) 4/5". UK Vibe. July 3, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.


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