Solar Wind (album)
Solar Wind is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis released in 1974 on Columbia.[1] The album peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[2]
Background
Produced by Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs, Ramsey Lewis and Cleveland Eaton, this album was recorded both in Memphis and Chicago.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[3]
Track listing
- "Sweet and Tender You" (Steve Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 5:47
- "Hummingbird" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) - 4:52
- "Solar Wind" (Cropper, Marsh) - 3:15
- "Jamaican Marketplace" (Cleveland Eaton, Ramsey Lewis) - 7:16
- "The Everywhere Calypso" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:59
- "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) - 4:51
- "Loves Me Like a Rock" (Paul Simon) - 4:30
- "Come Down in Time" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 4:53
- "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
- Ramsey Lewis - keyboards, ARP and Moog
- Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
- Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
- James L. Herson - Moog (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
- Calvin Barnes - percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
- Carl Marsh, Ron Capone - drums (track 3)
- Steve Cropper - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)
References
- ^ a b Ramsey Lewis (1974). Solar Wind (album). Columbia Records.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis - Billboard Charts (Archived)". Allmusic. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Billboard.
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
