Bach to the Blues
1964 studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Bach to the Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | January 31, 1964 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Argo LP 732 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Bach to the Blues is an album performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio that was recorded in 1964 and released on the Argo label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "the group performs five original themes based on classical music, along with four blues-oriented tunes. Although a touch lightweight, the music is enjoyable enough and certainly superior to most of Lewis' output in the 1970s and '80s".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "For the Love of a Princess" - 3:48
- "Why Don't You Do Right?" (Lil Green) - 4:20
- "Misty Days, Lonely Nights" - 3:21
- "Bach to the Blues" (Esmond Edwards) - 2:30
- "Travel On" (Eldee Young) - 3:44
- "Dance Mystique" - 5:30
- "Sadness Done Come" - 3:52
- "You'll Love Me Yet" - 3:06
- "Peace and Tranquility" (Young) - 5:36
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- Eldee Young - bass, cello
- Richard Evans - bass (tracks 5 & 9)
- Isaac "Red" Holt - drums
Classical Sources
- "For the Love of a Princess" - III.movement "The Young Prince and The Young Princess" from Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Op.35, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- "Misty Days, Lonely Nights" - Vocalise (Rachmaninoff), Sergei Rachmaninoff
- "Bach to the Blues" - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Sleepers Wake), Johann Sebastian Bach
- "Dance Mystique" - Coffee (Arabian Dance) from The Nutcracker Suite Op.71a, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- "You'll Love Me Yet" - Johannes Brahms's Third Symphony in F Major, Op. 90, III. Poco allegretto (see also Brahms's Third Symphony in popular culture)
References
- ^ Argo Records discography, accessed October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed October 10, 2012.
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