VA • Pure Latin Jazz

 

Cal Tjader, Eddie Palmieri, Dave Pike, Sergio Mendes, Herbie Mann, Charlie Parker, Ramsey Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gato Barbieri, Tito Puente, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Grant Green, Michel Camilo …


 

 

 

VA • The Greatest Jazz Hits

Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, Toots Thielemans ...

 

Ramsey Lewis • Them Changes

Biography
Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs, who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt. The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.
Lewis and his trio continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in 1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis' star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums.
In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974 album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions; it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in 1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano duets, We Meet Again.
In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped found their Jazz Mentor Program.
Lewis has also written several pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina; highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011, he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974 electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.

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Biografía
Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento, la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago, Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años, y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de 15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.
En el año 1965, cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y "Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.
En 1970, White resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989, Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet Again.
En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas, incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997, Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.
Lewis también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el 2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.

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Ramsey Lewis • Ramsey Lewis's Finest Hour

Review
An in-depth 18-track overview of the career of soul-jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, demonstrating his range from hard bop stylist to his later easy listening jazz interpretations.

Biography

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs, who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt. The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.

Lewis and his trio continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in 1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis' star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums.

In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974 album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions; it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in 1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano duets, We Meet Again.

In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped found their Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis has also written several pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina; highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011, he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974 electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.

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Reseña
Una visión general en profundidad de 18 pistas sobre la carrera del pianista de soul-jazz Ramsey Lewis, demostrando su rango desde el estilista de hard bop hasta sus posteriores interpretaciones de jazz de fácil escucha.  

Biografía

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento, la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago, Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años, y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de 15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.

En el año 1965, cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y "Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.

En 1970, White resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989, Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet Again.

En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas, incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997, Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el 2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.

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Ramsey Lewis • The Beatles Songbook

 

The late, legendary pianist Ramsey Lewis offers an intimate, familiar affair with his solo piano recording “The Beatles Songbook: The Saturday Salon Series, Volume One,” to be released January 6 on Steele Records. This selection of tunes by the iconic songwriting duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, approved for release by Lewis, is also a surprising DIY project, created during livestreamed sessions in Lewis’s own Chicago home.

Lewis, of course, is no stranger to covering of postwar pop music. He had a smash 1965 hit with his cover of Dobie Gray’s “The In Crowd,” which he followed up with a successful version of “Hang on Sloopy.” He has even assayed the Beatles’ catalog before, scoring a minor hit with “A Hard Day’s Night” and even releasing “Mother Nature’s Son,” an homage to the Beatles’ White Album, in 1968.

He was a latecomer, however, to unaccompanied piano performance. Until recent years, Lewis had almost never performed as a soloist. But the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to perform any other way, and during the lockdowns Lewis initiated a series of monthly webcasts called “The Saturday Salon.” Always an artist with a populist touch, Lewis included the Beatles’ songs in his webcasts because it was music that, like his own, had demonstrated universal appeal.

“They have a catalog of songs that can stand up as standards that are fun to play and fun to solo on,” he said. “Their music has been recorded by symphonies and orchestras, rock bands, jazz bands. I don’t know any other pop act whose music has been recorded across the board like this.”

Even with their exhaustive coverage, Lewis is able to unlock new secrets and breathe new life into the tunes. His “And I Love Her” explores the possibilities of both the song’s harmonies and its famous four-note riff. “Rocky Raccoon” gets a beautiful reharmonization. Lewis plays up the gospel roots of “Hey Jude,” and in the ballads “Blackbird” and “Golden Slumbers” he finds previously unknown reservoirs of the blues.

Lifted directly from the 2020 livestream audio, “The Beatles Songbook” sounds like the home recording it is. But that sound is a feature, not a bug: It amplifies the intimacy of the performance, as if we were hearing a message from a friend, and reminds us that to the end, Lewis was able to work in any circumstances and create great art.

Ramsey Lewis was born May 27, 1935 in Chicago. He began playing piano at the age of four, learning classical from teachers, gospel from the church, and jazz from his father’s record collection. Through Wells High School and into Chicago Musical College he intended to become a concert classical pianist, but fate intervened: While working at a record store, Lewis met bassist Eldee Young and drummer Red Holt, fellow jazz lovers who joined with him to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio.

In 1965, after a decade of working together both on bandstands and on Leonard and Phil Chess’s Argo Records, Lewis and the trio achieved a surprise top 10 pop hit with their version of “The In Crowd,” recorded live in Washington DC. The record made Lewis a star, which he compounded with subsequent hits “Hang on Sloopy,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Wade in the Water.” After the trio disbanded, Lewis carried on with new ensembles and continued pursuing pop-jazz success, surfacing on the pop charts again with members of Earth, Wind & Fire on 1974’s “Sun Goddess.” His popular success continued into the 1980s and ‘90s, when he formed the popular crossover group Urban Knights.

In the 21st century, Lewis became a revered elder statesman of jazz, finding a career renaissance as a composer, broadcaster, educator, and artistic director of the Ravinia Jazz Festival. Lewis was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters fellowship in 2007. He spent his final year working with journalist Aaron Cohen on his memoir, “Gentleman of Jazz” (to be published May 2023 by Blackstone Publishing), before passing away at his Chicago home on September 12, 2022.
https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2022/10/ramsey-lewis-posthumous-album-the-beatles-songbook/

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El difunto y legendario pianista Ramsey Lewis ofrece un romance íntimo y familiar con su grabación de piano solista "The Beatles Songbook: The Saturday Salon Series, Volume One", que se lanzará el 6 de enero en Steele Records. Esta selección de melodías del icónico dúo de compositores John Lennon y Paul McCartney, aprobada para su lanzamiento por Lewis, es también un sorprendente proyecto de bricolaje, creado durante las sesiones transmitidas en vivo en la propia casa de Lewis en Chicago.

Lewis, por supuesto, no es ajeno a las versiones de música pop de posguerra. Tuvo un gran éxito en 1965 con su versión de "The In Crowd" de Dobie Gray, a la que siguió con una exitosa versión de" Hang on Sloopy. Incluso ha analizado el catálogo de los Beatles antes, obteniendo un éxito menor con " A Hard Day's Night "e incluso lanzando " Mother Natures Son", un homenaje al Álbum Blanco de los Beatles, en 1968 .

Sin embargo, llegó tarde a la interpretación de piano sin acompañamiento. Hasta los últimos años, Lewis casi nunca se había presentado como solista. Pero la pandemia de COVID-19 hizo imposible actuar de otra manera, y durante los confinamientos Lewis inició una serie de transmisiones web mensuales llamadas " The Saturday Salon."Siempre un artista con un toque populista, Lewis incluía las canciones de los Beatles en sus transmisiones por Internet porque era música que, como la suya, había demostrado un atractivo universal.

"Tienen un catálogo de canciones que pueden mantenerse como estándares que son divertidos de tocar y divertidos de tocar en solitario", dijo. "Su música ha sido grabada por sinfonías y orquestas, bandas de rock, bandas de jazz . No conozco ningún otro acto pop cuya música haya sido grabada de manera generalizada como esta.”

Incluso con su exhaustiva cobertura, Lewis puede descubrir nuevos secretos y dar nueva vida a las melodías. Su "And I Love Her" explora las posibilidades tanto de las armonías de la canción como de su famoso riff de cuatro notas. "Rocky Raccoon" obtiene una hermosa rearmonización. Lewis reproduce las raíces góspel de "Hey Jude", y en las baladas "Blackbird" y "Golden Slumbers" encuentra reservorios de blues previamente desconocidos.

Extraído directamente del audio de la transmisión en vivo de 2020, "The Beatles Songbook" suena como la grabación casera que es. Pero ese sonido es una característica, no un error: amplifica la intimidad de la actuación, como si estuviéramos escuchando un mensaje de un amigo, y nos recuerda que hasta el final, Lewis pudo trabajar en cualquier circunstancia y crear un gran arte..

Ramsey Lewis nació el 27 de mayo de 1935 en Chicago. Comenzó a tocar el piano a los cuatro años, aprendiendo música clásica de maestros, gospel de la iglesia y jazz de la colección de discos de su padre. A través de Wells High School y en Chicago Musical College tenía la intención de convertirse en pianista clásico de concierto, pero el destino intervino: Mientras trabajaba en una tienda de discos, Lewis conoció al bajista Eldee Young y al baterista Red Holt, compañeros amantes del jazz que se unieron a él para formar el Trío Ramsey Lewis.

En 1965, después de una década de trabajar juntos tanto en los escenarios como en los discos Argo de Leonard y Phil Chess, Lewis y el trío lograron un sorprendente éxito pop entre los 10 primeros con su versión de "The In Crowd", grabada en vivo en Washington DC. El disco convirtió a Lewis en una estrella, que compuso con éxitos posteriores "Hang on Sloopy"," A Hard Day's Night " y "Wade in the Water". Después de que el trío se disolviera, Lewis continuó con nuevos conjuntos y continuó persiguiendo el éxito del pop-jazz, apareciendo nuevamente en las listas de éxitos con miembros de Earth, Wind & Fire en "Sun Goddess" de 1974 . "Su éxito popular continuó en las décadas de 1980 y 90, cuando formó el popular grupo cruzado Urban Knights.

En el siglo XXI, Lewis se convirtió en un venerado anciano estadista del jazz, encontrando un renacimiento profesional como compositor, locutor, educador y director artístico del Festival de Jazz de Ravinia. Lewis recibió la beca NEA Jazz Masters en 2007. Pasó su último año trabajando con el periodista Aaron Cohen en sus memorias, "Gentleman of Jazz" (que publicará Blackstone Publishing en mayo de 2023), antes de fallecer en su casa de Chicago el 12 de septiembre de 2022.
https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2022/10/ramsey-lewis-posthumous-album-the-beatles-songbook/

 
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Ramsey Lewis • Choice

Biography

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs, who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt. The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.

Lewis and his trio continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in 1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis' star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums.

In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974 album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions; it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in 1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano duets, We Meet Again.

In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped found their Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis has also written several pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina; highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011, he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974 electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.

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Biografía

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento, la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago, Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años, y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de 15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.

En el año 1965, cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y "Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.

En 1970, White resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989, Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet Again.

En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas, incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997, Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el 2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.

 

 

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The Ramsey Lewis Trio • The In Crowd

The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington D.C. and released on the Argo label.

Review by Michael G. Nastos

Ramsey Lewis staked his claim to fame with The In Crowd, an instrumental version of Dobie Gray's Top 40 hit. He also was one of the first soul jazz icons of the mid-'60s, based on the strength of the sales of this recording, done over three days during a club date at the Bohemian Caverns in Washington, D.C. What is not readily acknowledged over the years is that bassist Eldee Young is really the star of the show. He's the one who gets the crowd revved up with his vocalizing in tandem with the notes he is playing. It's on his Ray Charles-like take on "Tennessee Waltz" and a similar treatment of Gale Garnett's minor pop hit "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" that gets the patrons off. Of course the quintessential hip shakin' introductory title track gets the groove in motion, but it's Young that lights the fuse. His stellar work with drummer Redd Holt bolsters the style of Lewis, and takes it further for the upbeat bossa "Felicidade." Of course, Lewis is the bluesy centerpiece on "Since I Fell for You," another cover of a pop hit that at the time Lenny Welch did so well. The variant is the dramatic "Theme from Spartacus," which has an up-and-down dynamic more suited for a concert hall than a smoky nightclub. This is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest, the "in crowd" at the club was verbally into it, and the time for this music was right.

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The In Crowd es un álbum en vivo del Ramsey Lewis Trio que fue grabado en 1965 en el club nocturno Bohemian Caverns en Washington D.C. y lanzado en el sello Argo.

Reseña de Michael G. Nastos

Ramsey Lewis se lanzó a la fama con The In Crowd, una versión instrumental del Top 40 de Dobie Gray. También fue uno de los primeros iconos del jazz soul de mediados de los 60, basado en la fuerza de las ventas de esta grabación, realizada durante tres días en una cita en un club de las Bohemian Caverns en Washington, D.C. Lo que no se reconoce fácilmente a lo largo de los años es que la bajista Eldee Young es realmente la estrella del espectáculo. Él es el que hace que la multitud se acelere con su vocalización en tándem con las notas que está tocando. Es en su interpretación de Ray Charles del "Vals de Tennessee" y un tratamiento similar del éxito pop menor de Gale Garnett "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" lo que hace que los clientes se sientan satisfechos. Por supuesto, la quintaesencia del tema de introducción del título hace que el ritmo se mueva, pero es Young el que enciende la mecha. Su trabajo estelar con el baterista Redd Holt refuerza el estilo de Lewis, y lo lleva más allá para la animada bossa "Felicidade". Por supuesto, Lewis es la pieza central del blues en "Since I Fell for You", otra versión de un éxito pop que en su momento hizo muy bien Lenny Welch. La variante es el dramático "Tema de Espartaco", que tiene una dinámica de subidas y bajadas más adecuada para una sala de conciertos que para un club nocturno lleno de humo. Este es el momento en el que Lewis brilló más, el "en la multitud" en el club estaba verbalmente en ello, y el momento para esta música era el adecuado. 

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Ramsey Lewis Trio • Live In Tokyo

Biography by Mark Deming

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs, who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt. The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.

Lewis and his trio continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in 1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis' star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums.

In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974 album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions; it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in 1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano duets, We Meet Again.

In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped found their Jazz Mentor Program.

Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey

Lewis has also written several pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina; highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011, he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974 electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.

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Biografía por Mark Deming

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento, la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago, Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años, y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de 15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.

En el año 1965, cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y "Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.

En 1970, White resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989, Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet Again.

En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas, incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997, Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.

Letras de canciones de Ramsey Plays Ramsey

Lewis también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el 2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.

 

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VA • Chilled Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones, George Benson, Les McCann, Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Ramsey Lewis, Coleman Hawkins, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Oscar Peterson, Kenny Dorham ...

VA • Autour De Minuit - Soul Jazz

James Brown, Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Sergio Mendes, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Jimmy Smith, Nina Simone, Les McCann ...

The Ramsey Lewis Trio • Pot Luck

Ramsey Lewis • Swingin'

 

VA • The Story of Cadet Records

 

 

 

Etta James,Dorothy Ashby,Harold Land,Muddy Waters,Ramsey Lewis,Shades Of Brown,The New Rotary Connection,Terry Callier.

 

 

 

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VA • Let It Swingː A Jazz Christmas With Verve

 

 

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Roy Hargrove, Oscar Peterson, Christian McBride, Vince Guaraldi, Ramsey Lewis...

 

The Ramsey Lewis Trio • Never On Sunday

 

Review by Scott Yanow

The playing time on this LP (under half an hour) means that the ten selections are a bit briefer than usual. Pianist Ramsey Lewis, bassist Eldee Young, and drummer Red Holt had one of the most popular groups in jazz of the era, playing soulful and melodic versions of standards that were both swinging and accessible. Highlights of this LP include "I Got Plenty of Nothing," "The Breeze and I," and "Exactly Like You."

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Reseña de Scott Yanow

El tiempo de reproducción de este LP (menos de media hora) significa que las diez selecciones son un poco más breves de lo habitual. El pianista Ramsey Lewis, la bajista Eldee Young y el baterista Red Holt tenían uno de los grupos más populares en el jazz de la época, tocando versiones conmovedoras y melódicas de los estándares que eran a la vez swinging y accesibles. Lo más destacado de este LP incluye "I Got Plenty of Nothing", "The Breeze and I" y "Exactly Like You".

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Ramsey Lewis • An Hour With The Ramsey Lewis Trio

An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Argo label.

 

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An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio es un álbum del Ramsey Lewis' Trio con temas grabados en 1959 y publicados en el sello Argo.

 

 

Ramsey Lewis Trio • At The Bohemian Gardens

Biography

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs, who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt. The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.

Lewis and his trio continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in 1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis' star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums.

In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974 album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions; it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in 1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano duets, We Meet Again.

In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped found their Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis has also written several pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina; highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011, he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974 electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.

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Biografía

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento, la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago, Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años, y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de 15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.

En el año 1965, cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y "Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.

En 1970, White resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989, Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet Again.

En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas, incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997, Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.

Lewis también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el 2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.

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Ramsey Lewis Trio • Hang on Ramsey

Review by Scott Yanow
Considering that this album was an obvious follow-up to "The In Crowd," it is surprising that the music is not more commercial; that would happen in the near future. As it was, pianist Ramsey Lewis (assisted as usual by bassist Eldee Young and drummer Red Holt) had another big hit in "Hang on Sloopy," and the set (as with the previous one) was recorded at a club before an enthusiastic crowd. The enjoyable LP also includes a couple of Beatles tunes (their version of "A Hard Day's Night" caught on), "He's a Real Gone Guy," "Billy Boy," and "Hi-Heel Sneakers" among the highlights. This was the final full-length recording by the group before Young and Holt left to form their own band.

 

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Teniendo en cuenta que este álbum fue una obvia continuación de "The In Crowd", es sorprendente que la música no sea más comercial; eso sucederá en un futuro próximo. Así, el pianista Ramsey Lewis (asistido como siempre por el bajista Eldee Young y el baterista Red Holt) tuvo otro gran éxito en "Hang on Sloopy", y el set (como el anterior) fue grabado en un club ante una entusiasta multitud. El agradable LP también incluye un par de temas de los Beatles (su versión de "A Hard Day's Night" se hizo popular), "He's a Real Gone Guy", "Billy Boy" y "Hi-Heel Sneakers" entre lo más destacado. Esta fue la última grabación completa del grupo antes de que Young y Holt se fueran para formar su propia banda.

 

 

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Ramsey Lewis Trio • More Music From The Soil

Review by Scott Yanow
This is a typically enjoyable and accessible early Ramsey Lewis Trio recording. The pianist, bassist Eldee Young, and drummer Red Holt swing their way through such songs as "Around the World in 80 Days," "Since I Fell for You," "Blues for the Night Owl," and "Autumn in New York." On "Hello Cello," Young does a fine job switching to cello.
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Esta es una típica y accesible grabación del Trío Ramsey Lewis. El pianista, el bajista Eldee Young y el baterista Red Holt se abren paso a través de canciones como "Around the World in 80 Days", "Since I Fell for You", "Blues for the Night Owl" y "Autumn in New York". En "Hello Cello", Young hace un buen trabajo cambiando al violonchelo.
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