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Solar Wind (album)

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Solar Wind
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioTrans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis; CBS Recording Studios, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length43:19
LabelColumbia
KC 32897
ProducerSteve Cropper, Ramsey Lewis, Cleveland Eaton
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits
(1973)
Solar Wind
(1974)
Sun Goddess
(1974)

Solar Wind is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Columbia label. It was partly recorded in Memphis with former Stax producer and session guitarist Steve Cropper, a member of the Booker T and the MGs group.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Sweet and Tender You" (Steve Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 5:47
  2. "Hummingbird" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) - 4:52
  3. "Solar Wind" (Cropper, Marsh) - 3:15
  4. "Jamaican Marketplace" (Cleveland Eaton, Ramsey Lewis) - 7:16
  5. "The Everywhere Calypso" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:59
  6. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) - 4:51
  7. "Loves Me Like a Rock" (Paul Simon) - 4:30
  8. "Come Down in Time" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 4:53
  9. "Love For a Day" (Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 4:56
  • Recorded at Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis (tracks 1, 7 & 9) and CBS Recording Studios, Chicago (tracks 2-6 & 8)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ramsey Lewis discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012