Down to Earth (Ramsey Lewis album)
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Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | November 6 and December 4, 1958 | |||
Studio | Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | EmArcy MG 36150 | |||
Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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Down to Earth (subtitled The Ramsey Lewis Trio Plays Music from the Soil) is the fourth album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music (if not essential) is quite accessible while still being jazz oriented. Worth picking up".[2]
Track listing
- "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) - 2:28
- "Come Back to Sorrento" (Traditional) - 3:10
- "Soul Mist" (Ramsey Lewis) - 3:00
- "John Henry" (Traditional) - 2:26
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 4:25
- "We Blue It" (Eldee Young, Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt) - 5:01
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:10
- "Suzanne" (Traditional) - 3:15
- "Billy Boy" (Traditional) - 2:37
- "Decisions" (Eldee Young) - 2:06
Personnel
References
- ^ EmArcy Records discography accessed October 5, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2012