Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing

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Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing
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Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released 1956
Recorded 1956
Chicago
Genre Jazz
Label Argo
LP 611
Producer Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing
(1956)		 Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz
(1956)Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz1956

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.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Lewis sounds like a cross between John Lewis and Oscar Peterson... worth taking a chance on".[2]

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

References

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  1. ↑ Argo Records discography accessed September 18, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012
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