title: Lem's Beat
text: # Lem's Beat
  
  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 Oiver 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
  