Down to Earth

by The Ramsey Lewis Trio

Down to Earth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1959
  • Label: EmArcy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:16
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Red Holt, Eldee Young

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing their signature brand of accessible, highly rhythmic acoustic jazz, the Chicago-based trio delivers a deeply swinging, blues-drenched session. The pianist's heavily chorded, gospel-inflected approach is perfectly anchored by the incredibly tight, driving rhythm section of Eldee Young and Red Holt. The recording solidifies their reputation as pioneers of the crowd-pleasing soul-jazz movement.

Genres

Descriptors: piano

Tracklist

  1. Dark Eyes (2:29)
  2. Come Back To Sorrento (3:09)
  3. Soul Mist (2:58)
  4. John Henry (2:25)
  5. Greensleeves (4:27)
  6. We Blue It (4:57)
  7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (2:05)
  8. Suzanne (3:17)
  9. Billy Boy (2:38)
  10. Decisions (2:04)
  11. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Alternative Take (2:04)
  12. Come Back To Sorrento - Alternative Take (2:35)
  13. John Henry - Alternative Take (2:29)
  14. We Blue It - Alternative Take (5:34)

Credits

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