Down to Earth (Ramsey Lewis album) explained

Down to Earth
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis
Cover:	Down to Earth (Ramsey Lewis album).jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	November 6 and December 4, 1958
Studio:	Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	EmArcy MG 36150
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio
Next Year:	1959

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]

Reception

AllMusic stated: "The music (if not essential) is quite accessible while still being jazz oriented. Worth picking up".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) - 2:28
2. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Traditional) - 3:10
3. "Soul Mist" (Ramsey Lewis) - 3:00
4. "John Henry" (Traditional) - 2:26
5. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 4:25
6. "We Blue It" (Eldee Young, Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt) - 5:01
7. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:10
8. "Suzanne" (Traditional) - 3:15
9. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) - 2:37
10. "Decisions" (Eldee Young) - 2:06

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• El Dee Young - bass
• Issac "Red" Holt - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-emarcy-36100-series/#mg-36150 EmArcy Records discography
2. Web site: Yanow, S. Ramsey Lewis: Down to Earth. Allmusic. allmusic.con.