Another Voyage (Vinyl LP)

One of the founding fathers of funk and soul-jazz piano in action in 1969 (four years after its million-selling hit with The In Crowd), Ramsey Lewis's trio rocking its way through the repeating licks that set plenty of fans bopping their way to the record stores, and plenty of jazzbos grumbling about commercialism. The formula is as you'd expect, but though Lewis by now felt obliged to disguise his jazz-improv skills his licks-playing is undeniably engaging, his sense of dynamics and drama acute, and the drumming of Maurice White, before his departure to Earth, Wind & Fire, very tight and commanding.

Lewis does unfurl his classical-grounded acoustic lyricism on a torridly romantic account of the ballad How Beautiful Is Spring, but the presence of the great funk guitarist Phil Upchurch on three tracks is the real bonus - even if you don't hear that much of him, except the typical singing high sounds and chunky rhythm playing on the driving Bold and Black. There's lots of shouting of "All right!" and Do it!" in the background, of course.

Condition
Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

Our Grading Standards
We grade all vinyl using the Goldmine standard:
Mint (M): Perfect, unplayed condition.
Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect with minimal signs of handling.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows light signs of play but plays with minimal surface noise. The most common grade for collectable vinyl.
Very Good (VG): Noticeable marks and some surface noise, but still an enjoyable listen.
Good (G): Heavy wear — for collectors only.

All records are graded visually and by play. Media and sleeve are graded separately.

About Peckham Soul

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We're a specialist vintage vinyl shop with roots in Peckham, London. From our Swedish store we ship across Europe and the EU. Every record in our collection is individually sourced, inspected, and graded. We stock soul, funk, jazz, reggae, punk, indie, psych and beyond — always original pressings, always honestly described.

Shipping & Returns
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