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. 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[edit]

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]

## Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

* 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

## References[edit]

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". Variety. Vol. 289, no. 6\. December 14, 1977. p. 72\. ProQuest 1401322413.
5. ^ Ramsey Lewis: Tequila Mockingbird. Columbia Records. 1977.
6. ^ "Billboard Jazz LPs". Billboard Magazine. Vol. 90, no. 10\. March 11, 1978. p. 42.
7. ^ "Steve Cole Sep/Oct 2019". Issuu. September 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
8. ^ Billboard Magazine (PDF). March 11, 1978. p. 92.
9. ^ "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.

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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)
* 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 (1994)
* Urban Knights II (1997)
* Appassionata (1999)

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 |

* MusicBrainz release group

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