Funky Serenity

Funky Serenity
Funky Serenity
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	January 30, 1973
Recorded	October 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:07
Label	Columbia; KC 32030
Producer	Ramsey Lewis
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Funky Serenity is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic called the album "enjoyable and essential".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

"Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 5:24
"What It Is!" – 2:41
"My Love for You" (Green) – 5:14
"Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) – 5:36
"Serene Funk" – 4:11
"Dreams" – 9:39
"Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:09
"Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 4:56

Personnel

Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano, harpsichord
Cleveland Eaton – bass, electric bass, percussion
Morris Jennings – drums, congas, percussion
Ed Green – percussion, violin

References

^ "Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 85. June 2, 1973. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b Hamilton, Andrew. "Ramsey Lewis – Funky Serenity: Review". AllMusic.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] "Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 85. June 2, 1973. p. 13.

[Allmusic-2] Hamilton, Andrew. "Ramsey Lewis – Funky Serenity: Review". AllMusic.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Studio albums	Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956) Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958) Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Down to Earth (1959) An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959) Stretching Out (1960) More Music from the Soil (1961) Never on Sunday (1961) Sound of Christmas (1961) The Sound of Spring (1962) Country Meets the Blues (1962) Bossa Nova (1962) Pot Luck (1963) Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963) Bach to the Blues (1964) More Sounds of Christmas (1964) You Better Believe Me (1964) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1967) Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967) Maiden Voyage (1968) Mother Nature's Son (1968) Another Voyage (1969) The Piano Player (1969) Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Solar Wind (1974) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977) Legacy (1978) Ramsey (1979) Routes (1980) Chance Encounter (1982) Les Fleurs (1983) The Two of Us (1984) Fantasy (1985) Keys to the City (1987) We Meet Again (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1995) Between the Keys (1996) Urban Knights II (1997) Dance of the Soul (1998) Appassionata (1999) Urban Knights III (2000) Urban Knights IV (2001) Meant to Be (2002) Simple Pleasures (2003) Time Flies (2004) With One Voice (2005) Taking Another Look (2011)
Live albums	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960) The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Dancing in the Street (1967) Them Changes (1970) The Groover (1972) Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy (1982)
Singles	"The 'In' Crowd" "Hang On Sloopy" "Wade in the Water" "Sun Goddess"

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