Lem's Beat

Lem's Beat
Studio album by
Lem Winchester Sextet featuring Oliver Nelson
Released1960
RecordedApril 19, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:41
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8239
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Lem Winchester chronology
Winchester Special
(1959) 		Lem's Beat
(1960) 		Another Opus
(1960)
Oliver Nelson chronology
Taking Care of Business
(1960) 		Lem's Beat
(1960) 		Screamin' the Blues
(1960)

Lem's Beat is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester's Sextet with saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "Nelson emerges as the most distinctive solo voice, and since he contributed three of the six songs, the tenorman's musical personality dominates this set. Winchester shows much potential that, due to his untimely death in early 1961, was never fulfilled. Good bop-based music".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted

  1. "Eddy's Dilemma" – 11:37
  2. "Lem & Aide" – 7:58
  3. "Friendly Persuasion" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:08
  4. "Your Last Chance" – 6:50
  5. "Lady Day" (Roy Johnson) – 2:51
  6. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 5:17

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography accessed August 22, 2018
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Lem Winchester Sextet: Lem's Beat – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1522. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.