| Appassionata | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Narada | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Appassionata is an album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, released in 1999 on Narada Records. The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Overview
Appassionata was produced by Ramsey Lewis.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic noted that "Lewis brings the titular passion to tunes inspired by or taken from opera, classical, jazz, and gospel". Hilarie Grey of JazzTimes declared that "Lewis puts on a clinic of exploratory, dynamic improvisation with Appassionata".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pavane" | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Nessun Dorma" | 7:14 |
| 3. | "A Song for Jan" | 6:42 |
| 4. | "E Lucevan le Stelle" | 6:45 |
| 5. | "For the Love of Art" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Vesti la Giubba" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Close Your Eyes and Remember" | 7:52 |
| 8. | "Light Along the Path" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "What Wondrous Love This Is" | 7:15 |
| 10. | "A Moment Spiritual" | 13:02 |
References
- ^ Ramsey Lewis: Apassionata. Narada Records. 1999.
- "Ramsey Lewis: Apassionata (Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com.
- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Ramsey Lewis: Appassionata". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- 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.
- Grey, Hilarie. "Ramsey Lewis: Appassionata". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.