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Released
  
1976 (1976)

Salongo (1976)
  
Love Notes (1977)

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1976

Artist
  
Ramsey Lewis

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Studio
  
Wally Heider Recording, Burbank Studios, Los Angeles, California

Producers
  
Charles Stepney, Maurice White

Similar
  
Ramsey Lewis albums, Jazz albums

Ramsey lewis slick full track from salongo lp


Salongo is an album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, which was released on Columbia Records in 1976. It continued Lewis's run of successful albums, with Maurice White, of Earth Wind & Fire, and former Chess Records producer Charles Stepney returning to contribute material and handle production duties.

Contents

Ramsey lewis salongo


Reception

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 17 on the Black Albums chart. The album title is a Zairian expression which means "We come together to create something beautiful out of love".

Personnel

  • Jimmy Bryant - Clavinet
  • Steve Cobb - Drums, vocals
  • Byron Gregory - Acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ron Harris - Electric bass
  • Ramsey Lewis - Acoustic and electric piano
  • Derf Reklaw Raheem - Flute, percussion, vocals
  • Tang - Vocals
  • Production

  • George Massenburg - Engineer
  • Charles Stepney - Composer, producer
  • Maurice White - Composer, producer
  • Songs

    1Slick6:22
    2Aufu Oodu4:51
    3Rubato0:41

    References

    Salongo Wikipedia