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The Sound of Spring is an album of compositions related to springtime by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label.[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- “Sound of Spring” – 2:30
- “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 4:25
- “Blue Spring” – 3:00
- “Spring Is Here” (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:22
- “Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year” (Frank Loesser) – 2:43
- “Spring Fever” – 2:35
- “It Might As Well Be Spring” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rogers) – 3:52
- “Soft Winds” (Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson) – 3:10
- “There’ll Be Another Spring” (Peggy Lee, Hubie Wheeler) – 2:30
- “Truly, Truly Spring” (Eldee Young) – 3:27
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis – piano
- El Dee Young – bass
- Issac “Red” Holt – drums
- String section arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton (tracks 1–5)
References
- ^ DownBeat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
- ^ AllMusic Review accessed October 9, 2012
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
- ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 9, 2012