''Another Voyage'' is a studio album by the

Ramsey Lewis Trio Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album '' Th ...

issued in 1969 on

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. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US

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chart and No. 34 upon the US

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chart.

Critical reception

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found "Ramsey Lewis's mixture of jazz with pop and soul music never varies from his own well -developed style - and on this album there are another ten examples of his piano playing." Ed Hogan of

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declared that "''Another Voyage'' is one of the Ramsey Lewis Trio's best efforts" which "serves as a prime example of the muscular Chicago sound while preserving the pianist's trademark elegance". John Fordham of ''

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'' also noted that Lewis' "licks-playing is undeniably engaging, his sense of dynamics and drama acute, and the drumming of

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, before his departure to Earth, Wind & Fire, very tight and commanding."

Track listing

''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated''

Side 1

# "If You've Got It, Flaunt It, Pt. 1" (Lewis, Cleveland Eaton, Maurice White) - 2:49 # "Wanderin' Rose" (

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) - 4:55 # "How Beautiful Is Spring" (

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

) - 4:33 # "Do What You Wanna" - 2:41 # " My Cherie Amour" (

Henry Cosby Henry R. Cosby (May 12, 1928 – January 22, 2002) was an American songwriter, arranger, record producer and musician who worked for Motown Records from its formative years. Along with Sylvia Moy, Cosby was a key collaborator with Stevie Wonde ...

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) - 3:49

Side 2

# "Bold and Black" (Harris) - 4:07 # "Opus Number 5" (

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) - 5:38 # "Uhuru" (White) - 2:20 # "Cecile" (Eaton) - 3:04 # "If You've Got It, Flaunt It, Pt. 2" (Eaton, Lewis, White) - 2:18

Personnel

* Stu Black - Engineer * Frank Chaplin - Photography * Ken Druker - Executive Producer *

Cleveland Eaton Cleveland Josephus Eaton II (August 31, 1939 – July 5, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer, publisher, and head of his own record company in Fairfield, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. His most famous accom ...

- Bass * Randy Harter - Design * Bob Irwin - Mastering * Hollis King - Art Direction * Bryan Koniarz - Producer *

Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five RIAA certification, gold records and three Grammy Awards ...

- Piano, Keyboards, Electric piano, Producer, Original Recording Producer * Jayme Pieruzzi - Mastering * Roger Poznan - Cover Photo * Mark Cooper Smith - Production Assistant * Sherniece Smith - Art Producer *

- Supervisor *

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- Electric guitar *

- Percussion, Drums, Kalimba

Charts

References

{{Authority control Ramsey Lewis albums 1969 albums Cadet Records albums Jazz-funk albums