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Maiden Voyage (and more)  - Ramsey Lewis - 1967-1968
Label: Chess GRD-804 (USA)
Format: CD
From: USA
My rating: 6/10

Entered: 03/05/2002
Last updated: 05/03/2003

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I bought this compilation for the 'Maiden Voyage' tracks, and for CD versions of four or five tracks from the exquisite 'Mother Nature's Son'. In fact, on first listen, the disc disappointed me slightly. Could it be that this stuff sounds better on vinyl? I'm not sure.

Whatever, although overall I like the production (by Charles Stepney, who as Ramsey notes could have become another Quincy Jones had he not died tragically early in the 70s), some tracks end up crossing the line for me and becoming too smooth. Stil, it's a nice disc, worth picking up for standout tracks like 'Julia', 'Good Night', 'Dear Prudence' and the soul-jazz 'Since you've been gone'.


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