Down to Earth (subtitled The Ramsey Lewis Trio Plays Music from the Soil) is the fourth album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, recorded in 1958 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]
| Down to Earth | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 6 and December 4, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36150 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic stated: "The music (if not essential) is quite accessible while still being jazz oriented. Worth picking up".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) - 2:28
- "Come Back to Sorrento" (Traditional) - 3:10
- "Soul Mist" (Ramsey Lewis) - 3:00
- "John Henry" (Traditional) - 2:26
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 4:25
- "We Blue It" (Eldee Young, Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt) - 5:01
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:10
- "Suzanne" (Traditional) - 3:15
- "Billy Boy" (Traditional) - 2:37
- "Decisions" (Eldee Young) - 2:06
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ EmArcy Records discography accessed October 5, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: Down to Earth". allmusic.con. Allmusic.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 887. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.