More Music from the Soil is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label.[1]
| More Music from the Soil | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 16 & 17, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Argo LP 680 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Horace Silver, commenting for DownBeat magazine in 1961, said that the piano was badly out of tune and compared Lewis's playing unfavorably with that of Ahmad Jamal.[3] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a typically enjoyable and accessible early Ramsey Lewis Trio recording".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated
- "Around the World in 80 Days" (Victor Young) - 3:36
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:56
- "Hello Cello!" - 3:17
- "I'll Wait for Your Love" (Elizabeth Davis, Robert Head) - 4:34
- "Volga Boatmen" (Traditional) - 3:24
- "Blues for the Night Owl" (Sonny Thompson) - 8:05
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 2:45
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 4:18
- "Gonna Set Your Soul on Fire" - 2:01
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 8, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: More Music from the Soil". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (September 28, 1961). "The Blindfold Test: Horace Silver". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 45.