Tequila Mockingbird

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1977 studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Tequila Mockingbird

Studio album by

Ramsey Lewis

Released| 1977 (1977)
Studio| Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA

Sunset Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, CA

Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:45
Label| Columbia
Producer| Bert DeCouteaux, Larry Dunn
Ramsey Lewis chronology
| Love Notes
(1977)  | Tequila Mockingbird
(1977)  | Legacy
(1978)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Cashbox| (favourable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [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. 3 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[6]

## Overview

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Tequila Mockingbird was produced by both Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind & Fire and Bert DeCouteaux. Artists such as Ronnie Laws, Eddie Del Barrio and Ernie Watts featured on the album. As well E,W&F's Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Al McKay, Fred White and Johnny Graham made guest appearances.[5][7]

Skippin' was later covered by both Victor Feldman and The Bill Watrous Combo feat. Danny Stiles.[8]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Tequila Mockingbird"| Larry Dunn| 5:22
2.| "Wandering Rose"| Neal Creque| 5:41
3.| "Skippin'"| Victor Feldman| 3:08
4.| "My Angel's Smile"| Maure Stewart| 5:18
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 Dunn| 3:12

## Personnel

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* 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)
* Buzz Brauner \- flute (2, 3), piccolo (4, 5)
* George Bohanon \- 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 [5]

## Charts

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Chart  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs[6] | 3
US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 111

## References

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1. ^ 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". Variety. Vol. 289, no. 6\. December 14, 1977. p. 72\. ProQuest 1401322413.
5. ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird. Columbia Records. 1977.
6. ^ a b c "Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived)". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2025 - via archive.org.
7. ^ "Ramsey Lewis 'Don't It Feel Good' / 'Sãlongo' / 'Tequila Mockingbird' / 'Love Notes' 2CD (BGO) 4/5". UK Vibe. July 3, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
8. ^ "Skippin' by Ramsey Lewis". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

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Ramsey Lewis

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)
* Appassionata (1999)
* Urban Knights III (2000)
* Urban Knights IV (2001)
* Time Flies (2004)

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)

Singles|

* "The 'In' Crowd"
* "Hang On Sloopy"
* "Wade in the Water"
* "Sun Goddess"

Authority control databases |

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