Country Meets the Blues
| 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 | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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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[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "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[edit]
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- El Dee Young - bass
- Issac "Red" Holt - drums
- String section arranged by Lew Douglas
- Reeds arranged by Oliver Nelson
References[edit]
- ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 9, 2012
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 9, 2012
