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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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted

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

Personnel

Lem Winchester – vibraphone
Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone, arranger
Curtis Peagler – alto saxophone
Billy Brown (tracks 1 & 4), Roy Johnson (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6) – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass
Art Taylor – drums

References

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

v t e Lem Winchester
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Winchester Special (1959) Lem's Beat (1960) Another Opus (1960) Lem Winchester with Feeling (1960)
Live albums	New Faces at Newport (1958)

v t e Oliver Nelson
Discography
Studio albums	Meet Oliver Nelson (1959) Taking Care of Business (1960) Screamin' the Blues (1960) Nocturne (1961) Soul Battle (1960) Straight Ahead (1961) The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) Afro/American Sketches (1962) Impressions of Phaedra (1962) Fantabulous (1964) More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) Happenings ( 1966) Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966) Sound Pieces (1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66) The Sound of Feeling (1966–67) Jazzhattan Suite (1967) The Spirit of '67 (1967) The Kennedy Dream (1967) Soulful Brass (1968) Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969) Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974) Skull Session (1975) Stolen Moments (1975)
Live albums	Live from Los Angeles (1967) Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970) Leon Thomas in Berlin (1971) Swiss Suite (1972)

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