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Solar Wind (album)

Solar Wind is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis released in 1974 on Columbia Records. Produced by Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs, Ramsey Lewis, and Cleveland Eaton, the album was recorded in Memphis and Chicago. The album peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

  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

  • Ramsey Lewis – keyboards, ARP, 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