Lem Winchester with Feeling explained

Lem Winchester with Feeling
Type:Studio
Artist:Lem Winchester
Cover:Lem Winchester with Feeling.jpg
Released:1961
Recorded:October 7, 1960
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz
Length:36:10
Label:Moodsville
MVLP 11
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Lem Winchester
Prev Title:Another Opus
Prev Year:1960

Lem Winchester with Feeling is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label the following year.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer applauded the absence of sentimentality in Winchester's playing. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow states: "Vibraphonist Lem Winchester's final recording was made just three months before his accidental death, which occurred when he was demonstrating a gun trick. Although originally recorded for the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville (a series that emphasized slow, melodic ballads), there is a fair amount of variety on Winchester's last effort. ... Winchester mixes medium-tempo performances with slower numbers and shows that his style was growing away from his original Milt Jackson influence". All About Jazz called it "an enjoyable session" observing "Ballads and relaxed tempos prevail, and Winchester is laid back.".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Why Don't They Understand" (Jack Fishman, Joe Henderson) – 4:31
  2. "Butterfly" (Patrica Bradshaw) – 4:30
  3. "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:28
  4. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:10
  5. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 6:39
  6. "To Love and Be Loved" (Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:48
  7. "The Kids" (Lem Winchester) – 3:59
  8. "My Romance" (Rodgers, Hart) – 4:05

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/#mvlp-11 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Moodsville series
  2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/lem-winchester/catalog/#moodsville-mvlp-11 Jazzdisco: Lem Winchester Catalog
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Moodsville.htm jazzlists: Moodsville releases
  4. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Lem_Winchester.htm Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography
  5. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/with-feeling-lem-winchester-prestige-records-review-by-aaj-staff.php All About Jazz Review