The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Stretching Out
Released 1960
Recording and Session Information
The Ramsey Lewis TrioRamsey Lewis, piano; Eldee Young, bass; Redd Holt, drums
Chicago, February 23 & 24, 1960
10065 Li'l Liza Jane
10066 This is my night to dream
10067 Scarlet ribbons
10068 Here 'tis
10069 My ship
10070 Put your little foot right out
10071 Solo para ti
10072 These foolish things
10073 When the spirit moves you
10074 Portrait of Jenny
Track Listing
| Little Liza Jane | Arranged By – Lewis | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| This Is My Night To Dream | Monaco, Burke | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| Scarlet Ribbons | Danzig, Segal | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| Here 'Tis | Young, Lewis, Holt | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| My Ship | Gershwin, Weill | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| Put Your Little Foot Right Out | Arranged By – Lewis | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| Solo Para Ti | Young, Lewis, Holt | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| These Foolish Things | Maschwitz, Link, Strachey | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| When The Spirit Moves You | Young, Lewis, Holt | February 23 & 24 1960 |
| A Portrait Of Jennie | Burdge, Robinson | February 23 & 24 1960 |
Liner Notes
ALBUM LINER notes have been bothering me for a long time; they read like the ill-begotten products of frustrated novelists, play-wrghts, and turned-down magazine contributors, equipped with a Shakespearean vocabulary and a tin ear.In the smallest print possible they rave on about the artists' many and varied attributes, completely irrelevant to the heart of the matter, the album itself. Like:
"Born in Molehill, Iowa, twenty-three years ago (if he's young, he's always 23). He had to walk five miles to nearest mailbox for correspondence course from Juilliard. He speaks seven languages — English, American, Brooklynese, slang, jive, football, and baseball. He is influenced by Charlie Parker, Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis, Erroll Garner, Urbie Green, Count Basie, and Ramsey Lewis. However, he doesn't play an instrument. He sings. Rock and roll."
Get what I mean?
The Ramsey Lewis Trio? They have been called The Gentle-Men Of Jazz. I should like to take it a step further and call them The Gentle And Dynamic Men Of Jazz, because the group not only displays gentle sublety and charm, but also can break loose in dynamic swing. They are three versatile individualists blended into one well-balanced unit.
But, as I say, an album should be listened to...not read...so...
Swing!
Johnny Magnus
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