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Released
  
1956

Artist
  
Ramsey Lewis

Label
  
PoppyDisc

Producers
  
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess

Recorded
  
1956 Chicago

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

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Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956)
  
Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1956)

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Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (later rereleased as Swingin') is the debut album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Lewis sounds like a cross between John Lewis and Oscar Peterson... worth taking a chance on".

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - 4:30
  2. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:07
  3. "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 4:00
  4. "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" (Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) - 3:13
  5. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:10
  6. "Fantasia for Drums" - 5:45
  7. "Dee's New Blues" (El Dee Young) - 5:45
  8. "Tres" - 4:45
  9. "Limelight" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:17

Personnel

  • Ramsey Lewis - piano
  • El Dee Young - bass
  • Issac "Red" Holt - drums

    • Songs

    1Carmen4:31
    2I'll Remember April4:13
    3The Wind4:05

    References

    Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing Wikipedia
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