Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
Studio album by
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trion
Released1958
RecordedOctober 8, 1958
StudioChicago
GenreJazz
Length35:31
LabelArgo
LP 642
ProducerDave Usher
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz
(1956)		 Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
(1958)		 Down to Earth
(1958)
Lem Winchester chronology
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
(1958)		 Winchester Special
(1959)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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
  • Malcolm Chisholm - recording engineer
  • W. Hopkins - cover design

References

  1. ↑ Argo Records discography accessed September 19, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2012
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