Ramsey Lewis – Tequila Mockingbird
(CBS Records 1977 82370)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Excellent+/Nr MINT condition
– perfect apart from a small tear in the middle of the spine
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include “The ‘In’ Crowd”, “Wade in the Water”, and “Sun Goddess”. Until 2009, he was the host of the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on the Chicago radio station WNUA.
Tequila Mockingbird is an album by the American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Tequila Mockingbird” | Larry Dunn | 5:22 |
| 2. | “Wandering Rose” | Neal Creque | 5:41 |
| 3. | “Skippin'” | Victor Feldman | 3:08 |
| 4. | “My Angel’s Smile” | Maure Stewart | 5:18 |
| 5. | “Camino El Bueno” | 3:53 | |
| 6. | “Caring For You” | 5:31 | |
| 7. | “Intimacy” | 6:00 | |
| 8. | “That Ole Bach Magic” | Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn | 3:12 |
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis – piano (all tracks), harpsichord (all tracks), Fender Rhodes (all tracks), Mini-Moog (all tracks), rhythm tracks (2, 4-7)
- Larry Dunn – keyboards and synthesizer programming (1, 8)
- Verdine White – bass (1, 3, 8)
- Leon Ndugu Chancler – drums and timbales (1, 8)
- Philip Bailey – percussion (1), congas (3, 8)
- Al McKay – guitar (1, 3, 8)
- Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone (1)
- Eddie Del Barrio – horn arrangements (1, 3, 8), horn conductor (1, 3, 8), electric piano (8)
- George Del Barrio – string conductor (1, 3, 8)
- Paul Shure – concertmaster (1, 3, 8)
- Ernie Watts – saxophone (1, 3, 8)
- Buzz Brauner – flute (2, 3), piccolo (4, 5)
- George Bohanon – trombone (1, 3, 8)
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet (1, 3, 8)
- Bert DeCoteaux – rhythm tracks, string and horn arrangements (2, 4-7)
- Keith Howard – drums (2, 4-7)
- Byron Gregory – electric guitar (2, 4-7)
- Derf Reklaw-Raheem – percussion (2, 4-7)
- Fred White – drums (3)
- Victor Feldman – electric piano (3), percussion (3)
- Ron Harris – bass (4-7)
- Johnny Graham – guitar (8)
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