Funky Serenity

Ramsey Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005KHG7
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)

2. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right

3. What It Is!

4. My Love for You

5. Nights in White Satin

6. Serene Funk

7. Dreams

8. Betcha by Golly, Wow

9. Where Is the Love

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kinda' Old Fashioned But Nice, June 9, 2004

By 

Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funky Serenity (Audio CD)

Ramsey Lewis had'nt quite shaken off the influences of
the sould-jazz he helped popularize in the 60's so this album
has (by 1973) a very retro feel.Only the grooving opening song
and "Serene Funk" look to a new future.Elsewhere he retreads old
territory with covers of "Betcha By Golly Wow" and so forth.So
I think fans of his Ramsey Lewis Trio period will probably find this album alot more enjoyable as an introduction to his later
electric music,even if it isn't always very jazzy.But fans of
Ramsey's funk are better off seeking out albums like "Tequilla
Mockingbird" or getting a vinyl copy of the essencial 1975 LP
'Don't It Feel Good'.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just for Nights in White Satin, June 3, 2004

By 

C. R. Griffin (Somewhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funky Serenity (Audio CD)

It's been awhile since I've listened to this. What makes it worth it for me is his treatment of Nights in White Satin.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, November 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Funky Serenity (Audio CD)

This is classic Ramsey Lewis, at his best blending his love for jazz and popular music. The selection of tunes illustrates Ramsey's grasp of music of all genres. In addition to already-known hits, check out "Serene Funk" and "Dreams."