This was pianist
Ramsey Lewis' first album, a trio set with bassist
El Dee Young and drummer
Red Holt.
Lewis sounds like a cross between
John Lewis and
Oscar Peterson, playing melodic and lightly boppish versions of such pieces as "Carmen,"
Russ Freeman's "The Wind," "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,"
Gerry Mulligan's "Limelight" and a few originals. Five of the nine selections have since been reissued on CD but the full LP is worth getting. Chances are that this historic album can be picked up fairly inexpensively at a used record store; it is worth taking a chance on.