Ramsey Lewis - Funky Serenity (1973) LP
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Title: Funky Serenity
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: CBS/Sony (SOPL 184)
Genre: Crossover Jazz, Soul-Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/96
Total Time: 48:03
Total Size: 1.01 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Funky Serenity
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: CBS/Sony (SOPL 184)
Genre: Crossover Jazz, Soul-Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/96
Total Time: 48:03
Total Size: 1.01 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love) (Green) - 5:18
02. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right (Banks-Jackson-Hampton) - 5:23
03. What It Is! (Lewis-Eaton-Jennings) - 2:40
04. My Love for You (Green) - 5:12
05. Nights in White Satin (Hayward) - 5:35
06. Serene Funk (Lewis-Eaton-Jennings) - 4:10
07. Dreams (Lewis-Eaton-Jennings) - 9:37
08. Betcha by Golly Wow! (Bell-Creed) - 5:09
09. Where Is the Love (MacDonald-Salter) - 4:59
Cleveland Eaton, Ed Greene, and Morris Jennings accompany Ramsey Lewis on this commercial-flavored 1973 release. While jazz/pop/soul versions of "Where Is the Love" and "If Loving You Is Wrong" come off limp, spacy renditions of "Nights in White Satin"; Eaton, Jennings, and Lewis' two compositions, "Serene Funk" and "Dreams"; and a beautiful interpretation of Thom Bell and Linda Creed's "Betcha by Golly Wow" make this an enjoyable and essential reissue. Originally issued on Columbia Records (1973).