Sep 12, 2009 If this cd was a new release for 2009, I think it would transcend the world of jazz as it stands today. From the outrageous album cover, augmented with some of the best music compositions of times past Ramsey Lewis' 'Salongo' is one for the archives.
Love Notes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:08 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Producer | Ramsey Lewis, Bert DeCoteaux | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Cashbox | (favourable)[2] |
Love Notes is a jazzalbum by Ramsey Lewis released in 1977 on Columbia Records.[3] The album rose to Nos. 10 & 31 on the BillboardJazz Albums and Top Soul Albums charts.[4][5]
Overview[edit]
This album features Lewis's collaboration with Motown artist Stevie Wonder on the songs 'Spring High' and the title track, which Wonder wrote and arranged.
Track listing[edit]
- 'Spring High' 4:16 (Stevie Wonder)
- 'Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)' 4:28 (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams)
- 'Shining' 4:37 (Zuri Raheem, Byron Gregory)
- 'Love Notes' 6:17 (Stevie Wonder)
- 'Chili Today, Hot Tamale' 5:10 (Zuri Raheem)
- 'The Messenger' 5:15 (Byron Gregory)
- 'Stash Dash' 4:51 (Zuri Raheem)
Charts[edit]
Year | Chart positions[4][5] | ||
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US | US R&B | Jazz Albums | |
1977 | 79 | 31 | 7 |
References[edit]
- ^'Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes'. allmusic.com.
- ^Album Reviews. 38. Billboard Magazine. May 7, 1977. p. 24.
- ^Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes. Columbia Records. 1977.
- ^ abBillboard Jazz LPs. 91. Billboard Magazine. June 11, 1977. p. 94.
- ^ ab'Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes (Top Soul Albums)'. billboard.com.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Notes_(album)&oldid=925340022'
Back to the Roots | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Cadet CA-60001 | |||
Producer | Ramsey Lewis and Esmond Edwards | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Back to the Roots is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1971 and released on the Cadet label.[1]
Reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[2]
Track listing[edit]
- 'Candida' (Irwin Levine, Toni Wine) - 2:59
- 'We've Only Just Begun' (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) - 3:58
- 'Back to the Roots' (Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings, Ramsey Lewis) - 3:02
- 'Love Now On' (Eaton) - 5:07
- 'The Fool on the Hill' (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 6:05
- 'Since I Fell for You' (Buddy Johnson) - 3:03
- 'Up in Yonder' (Eaton) - 4:37
- 'Crescent Noon' (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) - 4:33
- 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) - 7:02
Personnel[edit]
- Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano
- Cleveland Eaton - electric bass
- Morris Jennings - drums
- Henry L. Gibson - congas, percussion
- Bobby Rush - harmonica (track 7)
- Charles Stepney - organ (track 7)
References[edit]
- ^Cadet Records discography accessed October 18, 2012
- ^ abAllmusic Review accessed October 18, 2012
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