Happy Ground Explained

Happy Ground
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Johnny Lytle
Cover:	Happy Ground.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	March 23, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:18
Label:	Jazzland JLP 44
Chronology:	Johnny Lytle
Prev Title:	Blue Vibes
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Nice and Easy
Next Year:	1961

Happy Ground is the second album by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1961 for the Jazzland label.^{[1] [2]} The album was later reissued on the Riverside label in 1963.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated

1. "Lela" – 4:13
2. "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) – 6:51
3. "When I Fall In Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:24
4. "Tag Along" (Clark, Ness) – 3:12
5. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) – 5:36
6. "Happy Ground" – 7:13
7. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:12
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:50

Personnel

• • Johnny Lytle – vibraphone Milton Harris – organ
• William "Peppy" Hinnant – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-44 Jazzland Records discography
2. Payne, D. Johnny Lyttle discography accessed November 2, 2012
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-470 Riverside Records discography