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This album was another brainchild of Marshall Chess' regime at Chess Records and, in a sense, is of a piece with Electric Mud by Muddy Waters -- here, he's getting Ramsey Lewis, supported by an orchestra conducted and arranged by Charles Stepney, to do jazz improvisations on ten songs from The Beatles (aka The White Album). The results are a good deal more impressive and a lot less awkward than Electric Mud, Lewis and company being in far greater sympathy with this material than Muddy Waters was with Rolling Stones material. The orchestrations are occasionally a bit thick and treacly, but when Lewis jumps in and his playing takes flight, songs such as "Julia" soar off in all manner of unexpected and delightful directions, while "Back in the U.S.S.R.," divorced from its Chuck Berry sound, still serves as the basis for some funky improvisations by the pianist. The album probably didn't do much more for Lewis' career than Electric Mud did for Muddy Waters, but it's a better fit with Lewis and an enjoyable excursion. The cover art is also funny enough to almost make it worth the price of the LP, which was reissued in Japan in 2002 in 24-bit digital audio.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Charles Stepney, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, MainArtist
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Maurice White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Cleveland Eaton, Bass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Brand, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Conductor, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Maurice White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cleveland Eaton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, MainArtist
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Conductor, Producer, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, MainArtist - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, Conductor, Producer, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Malo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, MainArtist
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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This album was another brainchild of Marshall Chess' regime at Chess Records and, in a sense, is of a piece with Electric Mud by Muddy Waters -- here, he's getting Ramsey Lewis, supported by an orchestra conducted and arranged by Charles Stepney, to do jazz improvisations on ten songs from The Beatles (aka The White Album). The results are a good deal more impressive and a lot less awkward than Electric Mud, Lewis and company being in far greater sympathy with this material than Muddy Waters was with Rolling Stones material. The orchestrations are occasionally a bit thick and treacly, but when Lewis jumps in and his playing takes flight, songs such as "Julia" soar off in all manner of unexpected and delightful directions, while "Back in the U.S.S.R.," divorced from its Chuck Berry sound, still serves as the basis for some funky improvisations by the pianist. The album probably didn't do much more for Lewis' career than Electric Mud did for Muddy Waters, but it's a better fit with Lewis and an enjoyable excursion. The cover art is also funny enough to almost make it worth the price of the LP, which was reissued in Japan in 2002 in 24-bit digital audio.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:14
- Main artists: Ramsey Lewis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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