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Released
  
1960

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Ramsey Lewis

Producer
  
Jack Tracy

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Recorded
  
February 23 & 24, 1960Chicago

Stretching Out(1960)
  
The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago(1960)

Label
  
Marathon Media International Ltd.

Similar
  
An Hour with the Ramsey, The Ramsey Lewis Tri, More Music from the Soil, The Sound of Spring, Never on Sunday

Stretching Out is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calliind it "among Lewis' strongest from the jazz standpoint, balancing a commercial emphasis on melody with jazz improvising and swinging".

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated

  1. "Li'l Liza Jane" (Traditional) - 3:13
  2. "This Is My Night to Dream" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) - 2:34
  3. "Scarlet Ribbons" (Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal) - 3:32
  4. "Here 'Tis" - 2:51
  5. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 4:14
  6. "Put Your Little Foot Right Out" (Traditional) - 2:55
  7. "Solo Para Ti" - 2:56
  8. "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey) - 3:37
  9. "When the Spirit Moves You" - 3:43
  10. "A Portrait of Jennie" (J. Russel Robinson) - 2:30

Personnel

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

    • Songs

    1Little Liza Jane3:12
    2This Is My Night To Dream2:35
    3Scarlet Ribbons3:31

    References

    Stretching Out Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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