Happy Ground
title: "Happy Ground" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1961-albums", "johnny-lytle-albums", "jazzland-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Ground" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Happy Ground |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Johnny Lytle |
| cover | Happy Ground.jpg |
| released | 1961 |
| recorded | March 23, 1961 |
| New York City | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 40:18 |
| label | Jazzland |
| JLP 44 | |
| chronology | Johnny Lytle |
| prev_title | Blue Vibes |
| prev_year | 1960 |
| next_title | Nice and Easy |
| next_year | 1961 |
| :: |
| name = Happy Ground | type = Studio | artist = Johnny Lytle | cover = Happy Ground.jpg | alt = | released = 1961 | recorded = March 23, 1961 New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 40:18 | label = Jazzland JLP 44 | producer = | chronology = Johnny Lytle | prev_title = Blue Vibes | prev_year = 1960 | next_title = Nice and Easy | next_year = 1961
Happy Ground is the second album by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1961 for the Jazzland label. The album was later reissued on the Riverside label in 1963.
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated
- "Lela" – 4:13
- "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) – 6:51
- "When I Fall In Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:24
- "Tag Along" (Clark, Ness) – 3:12
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) – 5:36
- "Happy Ground" – 7:13
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:12
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:50
Personnel
- Johnny Lytle – vibraphone
- Milton Harris – organ
- William "Peppy" Hinnant – drums
References
References
- [https://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-44 Jazzland Records discography] accessed November 2, 2012
- Payne, D. [https://www.dougpayne.com/jld.htm Johnny Lyttle discography] accessed November 2, 2012
- [https://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-470 Riverside Records discography] accessed November 2, 2012
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