Upendo Ni Pamoja
1972 studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Upendo Ni Pamoja | ||||
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Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia KC 31096 | |||
Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Upendo Ni Pamoja is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, recorded in 1972. It was his first release for the Columbia label, after a decade with Chess Records in Chicago.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Jason Elias of AllMusic stated, "The problem with this is that few tracks stay with the listener. This is a cut or two away from being truly essential".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "Slipping into Darkness" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:15
- "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 4:51
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 4:33
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:03
- "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) - 8:55
- "Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)" (Eddie Green) - 7:22
- "Trilogy: Morning/The Nite Before/Eteral Peace" (Cleveland Eaton) - 8:46
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan) - 3:52
- "Collage" (Eddie Green) - 6:32
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano
- Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
- Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
References
- ^ Ramsey Lewis discography accessed October 18, 2012
- ^ a b Elias, Jason. Ramsey Lewis - Upendo Ni Pamoja. Allmusic. accessed October 18, 2012
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Down to Earth (1959)
- An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959)
- Stretching Out (1960)
- More Music from the Soil (1961)
- Never on Sunday (1961)
- Sound of Christmas (1961)
- The Sound of Spring (1962)
- Country Meets the Blues (1962)
- Bossa Nova (1962)
- Pot Luck (1963)
- Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963)
- Bach to the Blues (1964)
- More Sounds of Christmas (1964)
- You Better Believe Me (1964)
- Wade in the Water (1966)
- The Movie Album (1966)
- Goin' Latin (1967)
- Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967)
- Maiden Voyage (1968)
- Mother Nature's Son (1968)
- Another Voyage (1969)
- The Piano Player (1969)
- Back to the Roots (1971)
- Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972)
- Funky Serenity (1973)
- Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973)
- Solar Wind (1974)
- Sun Goddess (1974)
- Don't It Feel Good (1975)
- Salongo (1976)
- 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)
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