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Happy Ground
Studio album by Johnny Lytle
Released	1961
Recorded	March 23, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:18
Label	Jazzland JLP 44
Johnny Lytle chronology
Blue Vibes (1960) Happy Ground (1961) Nice and Easy (1961)

Happy Ground is the second album by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1961 for the Jazzland label. The album was later reissued on the Riverside label in 1963.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated

1. "Lela" – 4:13
2. "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) – 6:51
3. "When I Fall In Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:24
4. "Tag Along" (Clark, Ness) – 3:12
5. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) – 5:36
6. "Happy Ground" – 7:13
7. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:12
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:50

Personnel

• Johnny Lytle – vibraphone
• Milton Harris – organ
• William "Peppy" Hinnant – drums

References

1. Jazzland Records discography accessed November 2, 2012
2. Payne, D. Johnny Lyttle discography accessed November 2, 2012
3. Riverside Records discography accessed November 2, 2012

• 1961 albums
• Johnny Lytle albums
• Jazzland Records albums