Funky Serenity

Funky Serenity
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	January 30, 1973
Recorded	October 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:07
Labels	Columbia KC 32030
Producer	Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973)

Funky Serenity is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic called the album "enjoyable and essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

1. "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17
2. "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 5:24
3. "What It Is!" – 2:41
4. "My Love for You" (Green) – 5:14
5. "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) – 5:36
6. "Serene Funk" – 4:11
7. "Dreams" – 9:39
8. "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:09
9. "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 4:56

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano, harpsichord
• Cleveland Eaton – bass, electric bass, percussion
• Morris Jennings – drums, congas, percussion
• Ed Green – percussion, violin

References