Country Meets the Blues
1962 studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
| Country Meets the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 2 & 3, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LP 701 | |||
| Producer | Ralph Bass | |||
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Country Meets the Blues is an album of jazz interpretations of country music and blues tunes performed by the Ramsey Lewis' Trio which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
Track listing
- "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams) - 2:59
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:07
- "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) - 2:43
- "Country Meets the Blues" - (Ramsey Lewis) 2:27
- "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:05
- "High Noon" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 4:46
- "I Need You So" (Ivory Joe Hunter) - 3:21
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) - 2:45
- "Tangleweed 'Round My Heart" (Roy Kelley, Forrest Wyatt) - 3:24
- "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (Clarence Williams) - 1:56
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- El Dee Young - bass
- Issac "Red" Holt - drums
- String section arranged by Lew Douglas
- Reeds arranged by Oliver Nelson
References
- ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 9, 2012
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 9, 2012
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- Bossa Nova (1962)
- Pot Luck (1963)
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- The Movie Album (1966)
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- Mother Nature's Son (1968)
- Another Voyage (1969)
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- Funky Serenity (1973)
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- Love Notes (1977)
- Tequila Mockingbird (1977)
- Legacy (1978)
- Routes (1980)
- Chance Encounter (1982)
- Les Fleurs (1983)
- The Two of Us (1984)
- Fantasy (1985)
- Keys to the City (1987)
- We Meet Again (1989)
- Ivory Pyramid (1992)
- Sky Islands (1993)
- Urban Knights I (1994)
- Urban Knights II (1997)
- Appassionata (1999)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964)
- The In Crowd (1965)
- Hang On Ramsey! (1965)
- Dancing in the Street (1967)
- Them Changes (1970)
- The Groover (1972)
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- "Hang On Sloopy"
- "Wade in the Water"
- "Sun Goddess"
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