Stretching Out is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "among Lewis' strongest from the jazz standpoint, balancing a commercial emphasis on melody with jazz improvising and swinging".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated

  1. "Li'l Liza Jane" (Traditional) - 3:13
  2. "This Is My Night to Dream" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) - 2:34
  3. "Scarlet Ribbons" (Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal) - 3:32
  4. "Here 'Tis" - 2:51
  5. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 4:14
  6. "Put Your Little Foot Right Out" (Traditional) - 2:55
  7. "Solo Para Ti" - 2:56
  8. "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey) - 3:37
  9. "When the Spirit Moves You" - 3:43
  10. "A Portrait of Jennie" (J. Russel Robinson) - 2:30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 8, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: Stretching Out". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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