Love Notes [Import]

Ramsey Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00003WG35
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,144,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spring High

2. Love Theme From A Star Is Born/Evergreen

3. Shining

4. Love Notes

5. Chili Today Hot Tamale

6. Messenger

7. Stash Dash

Editorial Reviews

First time on CD for this 1977 album from the Jazz legend. Ramsey Lewis have been one of the premier Jazz piano players since the early 1960s and is still doing gigs to this day. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ramsey Lewis and Stevie Wonder's Collaboration, August 4, 2010

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A. M. Washington "fusion master" (Highland Park, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Notes (Audio CD)

The song Spring High got plenty of air time on the radio in 1977. A happy-go lucky, uplifting tune that makes you feel good. There are other good songs on this CD as well, but for me Spring High sold me on the Love Notes CD . A nice memory pleaser.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ramsey Springs High, November 10, 2009

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Notes (Audio CD)

Next to Don't It Feel Good this has to be Ramsey Lewis's funkiest albums of the 70's. It's the same group that he maintained during his mid to late 70's years on Columbia. Wheras that album had featured Earth Wind & Fire as predominant guests in the same way as 'Sun Goddess' this album is based around Stevie Wonder. He contributed two terrific songs. One was the terrific opener "Spring High",a song which captures the very best of his 'Songs in the Key of Life Era' and the most ear catching featuring is the bouncing sound they get on the electric piano-probably some type of pitch modulation. The title track finds Stevie streching out a lot more on this as he and Ramsey trade of hands on Arp and electric piano.It's more of a slower burning build but puts the styles of both musicians strongly to the test and wins every time. Much of the remainder of the music here was written by multi instrumentalist Derf Reklaw Raheem who provides much of the rhythm section and collective vocals on some heavily funky songs such as "Shining" and "Stash Dash". The best part of this album is that it presents it's funk as music of variety,just the way it should be. "Love Theme From A Star Is Born" should've been very schlocky but what this rhythm section did to it,even if he'd passed by this time so reflected the influence of Charles Stepney that it actually transcended the compositions intention. "Chile Today,Hot Tamale" brings in the percussion section real heavy for Ramsey's interpretation of the afro latin groove in funk. "The Messenger" is such a deep song that is heavily represents this album on the compilation album Electric Collection-the volume,the tempo and the harmonic ideas just build from this soft mysterious flavor into this fevered frenzy by songs end. Sadly having been long forgotton this should be held in extremely high esteem in Ramsey's catalog.I've been listening to this album for years on vinyl and having heard all the sonic qualities of the grooves,melodies and musicianship of this album digitallly enhanced rather than changed for loudness purposes it's even more of a treasure.

3.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the only recorded collaboration between Ramsey Lewis and Stevie Wonder!, June 17, 2008

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Eyes Dark & Mellow "Lomahasha" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Notes (Audio CD)

What more can I say!?

This is probably a bit dated, and something for collectors. But the sound quality was good and there are a few strong cuts. I might have to dust off my vinyl copy tonight.