More Music from the Soil


More Music from the Soil is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label.

Reception

Horace Silver, commenting for DownBeat magazine in 1961, said that the piano was badly out of tune and compared Lewis's playing unfavorably with that of Ahmad Jamal. AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a typically enjoyable and accessible early Ramsey Lewis Trio recording".

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated
  1. "Around the World in 80 Days" - 3:36
  2. "Since I Fell for You" - 3:56
  3. "Hello Cello!" - 3:17
  4. "I'll Wait for Your Love" - 4:34
  5. "Volga Boatmen" - 3:24
  6. "Blues for the Night Owl" - 8:05
  7. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - 2:45
  8. "Autumn in New York" - 4:18
  9. "Gonna Set Your Soul on Fire" - 2:01

Personnel