Tequila Mockingbird

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Tequila Mockingbird
Tequila Mockingbird.jpg
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
Released1977 (1977)
StudioBurbank Studios, Burbank, CA

Sunset Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, CA

Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, CA
GenreJazz
Length38:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerBert DeCouteaux, Larry Dunn
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Love Notes
(1977) 		Tequila Mockingbird
(1977) 		Legacy
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Cashbox(favourable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[3]
Variety(favourable)[4]

Tequila Mockingbird is an album by the American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1977 on Columbia Records.[5] The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6][7]

The title track, composed by Larry Dunn, was released as a single in February 1978.[8]

Overview[]

Tequila Mockingbird was produced by Bert De Couteaux and Larry Dunn. EWF guitarists Al McKay and Johnny Graham and bassist Verdine White contribute to the album, along with the horn production of Eddie del Barrio.[1][9]

The LP's title track also appears on five of Ramsey Lewis's compilation albums.[1]

Covers[]

Dee Dee Bridgewater recorded a version of "Tequila Mockingbird", with lyrics written by Roxanne Seeman, on her 1979 studio album Bad For Me.[10][11]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tequila Mockingbird"Larry Dunn5:22
2."Wandering Rose"Neal Creque5:41
3."Skippin'"Victor Feldman3:08
4."My Angel's Smile"Maure Stewart5:18
5."Camino El Bueno" 3:53
6."Caring For You" 5:31
7."Intimacy" 6:00
8."That Ole Bach Magic"Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn3:12

[5]

Personnel[]

  • Ramsey Lewis - piano (all tracks), harpsichord (all tracks), Fender Rhodes (all tracks), Mini-Moog (all tracks), rhythm tracks (2, 4-7)
  • Larry Dunn - Keyboards and Synthesizer Programming (1, 8)
  • Verdine White - bass (1, 3, 8)
  • Leon Ndugu Chancler - drums and timbales (1, 8)
  • Philip Bailey - percussion (1), congas (3, 8)
  • Al McKay - guitar (1, 3, 8)
  • Ronnie Laws - soprano saxophone (1)
  • Eddie Del Barrio - horn arrangements (1, 3, 8), horn conductor (1, 3, 8), electric piano (8)
  • George Del Barrio - string conductor (1, 3, 8)
  • Paul Shure - concertmaster (1, 3, 8)
  • Ernie Watts - saxophone (1, 3, 8)
  • George Bohannon - trombone (1, 3, 8)
  • Oscar Brashear - trumpet (1, 3, 8)
  • Bert DeCoteaux - rhythm tracks, string and horn arrangements (2, 4-7)
  • Keith Howard - drums (2, 4-7)
  • Byron Gregory - electric guitar (2, 4-7)
  • Derf Reklaw-Raheem - percussion (2, 4-7)
  • Fred White - drums (3)
  • Victor Feldman - electric piano (3), percussion (3)
  • Ron Harris - bass (4-7)
  • Johnny Graham - guitar (8)

Produced by Larry Dunn (1, 3, 8) and Bert DeCoteaux (2, 4-7) Mixed by Jack Rouben & Robert Fernandez (1, 3, 8) and Edward Sprigg & Michael Ruffo (2, 4-7) Recording by Paul Serrano (2, 4-7) Mastered by Ray Janos

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Jazz Album Picks". archive.org. Vol. 39 no. 28. Cashbox. December 10, 1977. p. 36.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 424.
  4. ^ "Music-Records: ELP, Cooper, Players, Wynne, Ramones, Trammps, Preston, Garrett, Chic, Roberts Top LPs". proquest.com. Vol. 289 no. 6. Variety. December 14, 1977. p. 72. ProQuest 1401322413.
  5. ^ a b Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird. Columbia Records. 1977.
  6. ^ "Billboard Jazz LPs". Vol. 90 no. 10. Billboard Magazine. March 11, 1978. p. 42. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ 16028690. "Steve Cole Sep/Oct 2019". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-07-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Billboard Magazine (PDF). March 11, 1978. p. 92.
  9. ^ ukvibe (2018-07-03). "Ramsey Lewis 'Don't It Feel Good' / 'Sãlongo' / 'Tequila Mockingbird' / 'Love Notes' 2CD (BGO) 4/5". UK Vibe. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  10. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2002-03-16). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  11. ^ "Tequila Mockingbird - Ramsey Lewis | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-01.



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