More Music from the Soil explained

More Music from the Soil
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis Trio
Cover:	More Music from the Soil.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	February 16 & 17, 1961
Studio:	Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:56
Label:	Argo LP 680
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Never on Sunday
Next Year:	1961

More Music from the Soil is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label.^[1]

Reception

Horace Silver, commenting for DownBeat magazine in 1961, said that the piano was badly out of tune and compared Lewis's playing unfavorably with that of Ahmad Jamal.^[2] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a typically enjoyable and accessible early Ramsey Lewis Trio recording".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated

1. "Around the World in 80 Days" (Victor Young) - 3:36
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:56
3. "Hello Cello!" - 3:17
4. "I'll Wait for Your Love" (Elizabeth Davis, Robert Head) - 4:34
5. "Volga Boatmen" (Traditional) - 3:24
6. "Blues for the Night Owl" (Sonny Thompson) - 8:05
7. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 2:45
8. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 4:18
9. "Gonna Set Your Soul on Fire" - 2:01

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/argo600.html Argo Records discography
2. Feather . Leonard . September 28, 1961 . The Blindfold Test: Horace Silver . . 28 . 20 . 45 .
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 8, 2012