Solar Wind (album) explained

Solar Wind
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis
Cover:	Solar Wind (album).jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	1974
Studio:	Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis; CBS Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:19
Label:	Columbia KC 32897
Producer:	Steve Cropper, Ramsey Lewis, Cleveland Eaton
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Sun Goddess
Next Year:	1974

Solar Wind is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Columbia label. It was partly recorded in Memphis with former Stax producer and session guitarist Steve Cropper, a member of the Booker T and the MGs group.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Sweet and Tender You" (Steve Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 5:47
2. "Hummingbird" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) - 4:52
3. "Solar Wind" (Cropper, Marsh) - 3:15
4. "Jamaican Marketplace" (Cleveland Eaton, Ramsey Lewis) - 7:16
5. "The Everywhere Calypso" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:59
6. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) - 4:51
7. "Loves Me Like a Rock" (Paul Simon) - 4:30
8. "Come Down in Time" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 4:53
9. "Love For a Day" (Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 4:56

• Recorded at Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis (tracks 1, 7 & 9) and CBS Recording Studios, Chicago (tracks 2-6 & 8)

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - keyboards, ARP and Moog
• Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
• Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
• James L. Herson - Moog (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
• Calvin Barnes - percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
• Carl Marsh, Ron Capone - drums (track 3)
• Steve Cropper - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ramseylewis.com/info.html Ramsey Lewis discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/solar-wind-mw0000895277 Allmusic Review