Love Songs in Bloomington, MN

Sony
's
Love Songs
collects 14 tracks focusing on the recordings of pianist
Ramsey Lewis
from the '70s and '80s for the
Columbia
label. Unlike the pianist's earlier funky sides for
Argo
/
Cadet
, much of this material is geared toward the
smooth jazz
audience with slick production, lush strings, and covers of
pop
hits. The highlights include his collaboration with singer
Nancy Wilson
on
"Midnight Rendezvous,"
"The Two of Us,"
and
"Never Wanna Say Goodnight,"
and the medley of
standards
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"It Could Happen to You."
~ Al Campbell