The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago explained

The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis Trio
Cover:	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	April 30, 1960
Venue:	The Blue Note, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LP 671
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	Stretching Out
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	More Music from the Soil
Next Year:	1961

The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago is a live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic wrote: "One of pianist Ramsey Lewis' most satisfying jazz albums of his pre-The In Crowd days... The trio stretches out a little more during the live date than they did in the studio, and they seem inspired by the audience".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 3:56
2. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 4:35
3. "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) – 3:56
4. "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda) – 3:41
5. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 3:17
6. "Delilah" (Horatio Nicholls) – 4:25
7. "Folk Ballad" (Traditional) – 6:16
8. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:00
9. "C. C. Rider" (Traditional) – 3:51

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. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 8, 2012