Funky Serenity
| Funky Serenity | ||||
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| Released | January 30, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia KC 32030 | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Funky Serenity is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic called the album "enjoyable and essential".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17
- "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 5:24
- "What It Is!" – 2:41
- "My Love for You" (Green) – 5:14
- "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) – 5:36
- "Serene Funk" – 4:11
- "Dreams" – 9:39
- "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:09
- "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 4:56
Personnel
[edit]- Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano, harpsichord
- Cleveland Eaton – bass, electric bass, percussion
- Morris Jennings – drums, congas, percussion
- Ed Green – percussion, violin
References
[edit]- ^ "Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 85. June 2, 1973. p. 13.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "Ramsey Lewis – Funky Serenity: Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
