Ramsey Lewis – Maiden Voyage

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Label:	Cadet – LPS 811
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1968
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Maiden Voyage Written-By – Herbert Hancock*	4:45
A2	Mighty Quinn Written-By – Bob Dylan	3:10
A3	Sweet Rain Written-By – Mike Gibbs*	3:00
A4	Lady Madonna Written-By – Lennon & McCartney*	2:25
A5	Do You Know The Way To San Jose Written-By – Bacharach & David*	3:40
A6	Ode Written-By – Charles Stepney	4:40
B1	Les Fleur Written-By – Charles Stepney	4:35
B2	Since You've Been Gone Written-By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White	2:55
B3	In The Heat Of The Night Written-By – Quincy Jones	3:47
B4	Afro-Boogaloo Twist Written-By – Cleveland Eaton	2:30
B5	Only When I'm Dreaming Written-By – Alex Dino, Charles Stepney	3:55
B6	Eternal Journey Written-By – Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis	6:26

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Cadet Records
Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
Recorded At – Universal Recording Studio
Mastered At – Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Published By – Hancock Music
Published By – Dwarf Music
Published By – On Stage Music
Published By – MacLen Music
Published By – Ramsel Pub.
Published By – 14th Hour
Published By – Cotillion
Published By – United Artists Music
Published By – Ramsel
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Cleveland J. Eaton II*
Bass – Cleveland J. Eaton II*
Design [Album] – Jerry Griffith
Drums – Maurice White
Engineer – Doug Brand
Photography By – Ruyell Ho
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Producer – Charles Stepney
Supervised By – Richard Evans (2)

Notes

Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, April 1968.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (In runout areas): T
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (label side A): XCSV 127389
Matrix / Runout (label side B): XCSV 127390
Matrix / Runout (label side A): 16982-R
Matrix / Runout (label side B): 16983-R
Matrix / Runout (runout side A, stamped (Variant 1)): XCSV127389-1A
Matrix / Runout (runout side B, stamped (Variant 1)): XCSV127390-1A
Matrix / Runout (runout side A, stamped (Variant 2)): XCSV127389-1C
Matrix / Runout (runout side B, stamped (Variant 2)): XCSV127390-1D
Matrix / Runout (runout side A, etched (Variant 2)): C T A12
Matrix / Runout (runout side B, etched (Variant 2)): T A16
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 (variant 3)): XCSV127389-1C I 0: T B5
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 (variant 3)): XCSV127390-1D I T A26

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Maiden Voyage (LP, Album)	Chess	275 005	Germany	1968
	Maiden Voyage (LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing)	Cadet, Cadet	LPS 811, LPS-811	US	1968
New Submission	Maiden Voyage (LP, Album)	Chess	CRLS.4539	UK	1968
New Submission	Maiden Voyage (LP, Album)	Globe (9)	SMJ-7489	Japan	1968
New Submission	Maiden Voyage (LP, Album, Stereo, Promo)	Cadet, Cadet	LPS 811, DJLPS-811	US	1968

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Reviews

McHomie Dec 28, 2023
Charles Stepney's production and arrangements make this album a bona fide eccentric masterpiece, and worlds away from any of Ramsey Lewis' previous records. Minnie Riperton's vocals are used as a sort of eerie celestial sounding instrument, the orchestral arrangements are often imaginative and unpredictable. Highlights include the title track, "Les Fleur" and "Only When I'm Dreaming", while "Eternal Journey" is a stunning closer, outright psychedelic. This 1968 stereo pressing has solid bass, good range from top to bottom, and a wide, sweeping soundstage. My copy plays nice and clean with occasional faint surface noise.
voodoochili Apr 28, 2023
Edited 7 months ago
so so so so so so so so so so good. The best possible kind of soul jazz with orchestra and a few psyched out moments and a great summation of all good pop tunes that were in vogue. Bacharach the boss included. And the genius touch of Charles Stepney. and Ramsey's rippin piano playin. Minnie Riperton in there too. Maurice White and Cleveland Eaton! The best Ramsey LP
True2 Apr 18, 2018
If I had to pick a favorite Lewis LP, this would be my default for many reasons. I had heard this as a kid and still remember it. When I heard it as an adult I lost it. I was discovering the Rotary Connection, Minnie Ripperton, etc. It's hard to know what came first but when I heard this, it was on repeat for a month or four. It felt a little campy to me but I didn't care, it was the shit. This record was most likely how EWF got with Stepney as well.