We Meet Again is a jazz album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor, released in 1989.[4][5] Lewis and Taylor duet on songs composed by Taylor, Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Horace Silver, among others.[6]
| We Meet Again | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 16, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
| Studio | Master Sound Studios, Astoria, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Gary Schultz, Ramsey Lewis | |||
| Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Critical reception
editThe Chicago Tribune wrote that "Lewis and Taylor work together elegantly, producing a sound that's big and brassy without being percussive."[7]
Chris Albertson of Stereo Review scribed "Ramsey Lewis's duets with Billy Taylor in "We Meet Again" are well balanced and should appeal to a broad range of tastes. Indeed, while these two pianists continue to pursue individual careers, they seem well on their way to establishing themselves as a team, and their first album together offers a diverse program of compositions by Taylor and fellow pianists John Lewis, Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Denny Zeitlin, Chick Corea, Duke Ellington, and Oscar Peterson.[8][9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" | Duke Ellington | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Django" | John Lewis | 6:20 |
| 3. | "Cookin' at the Continental" | Horace Silver | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Somewhere Soon" | Billy Taylor | 5:40 |
| 5. | "We Meet Again" | Chick Corea | 7:39 |
| 6. | "Quiet Now" | Denny Zeitlin | 7:18 |
| 7. | "Soul Sister" | Billy Taylor | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Waltz for Debby" | Bill Evans | 6:53 |
| 9. | "Nigerian Marketplace" | Oscar Peterson | 7:40 |
| Total length: | 55:55 | ||
Personnel
edit- Ramsey Lewis – piano
- Billy Taylor – piano
References
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
- ^ Wynn, Ron (2013). "We Meet Again – Ramsey Lewis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 424–425.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Billy Taylor Hits the Road". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1989.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor: We Meet Again". Stereo Review. 55: 90–91. April 1990.
- ^ Reich, Howard (January 28, 1990). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Albertson, Chris (April 1990). "Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor: We Meet Again" (PDF). Stereo Review. p. 91.
- ^ Albertson, Chris (April 1990). "Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor: We Meet Again" (PDF). Stereo Review. p. 90.