| The Sound of Spring | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 14 & 15, 1962 | |||
| Studio | United Recordings Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LP 693 | |||
| Producer | Leonard Chess, Ruth Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| DownBeat |  |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
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.
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