Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
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Biography
[Edit]Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late 1950s, 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 continue to 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 again 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.
Title: Perform A Tribute To Clifford Brown (Remastered)
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live At the Bohemian Caverns
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: A Tribute to Clifford Brown
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio, Lem Winchester
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Sound Of Christmas: The Complete Collection
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ramsey Lewis And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
Genre: Pop
Title: Ramsey Lewis And His Gentle-Men Of Jazz -, Vol. 2
Artist: Ramsey Lewis Trío / Ramsey Lewis Trio
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Black Music History Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Christmas Jazz Carols
Genre: Jazz
Title: X-Mas Jazz
Genre:
Title: Jazz Christmas Classics
Genre:
Title: Have a Merry Chess Christmas
Genre: Rock
Title: Jazz Got Soul
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Got the Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz Pop Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Instrumental Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Mixtape; Jazzy Summer Beats
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Jazz & Holiday Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50 Best Instrumental Rock Songs Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: The Christmas Jazz Anthology
Genre:
Title: Soft Jazz X-Mas
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Jazzy Christmas and a Funky New Year
Genre:
Title: Rare Christmas Music from the Attic
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Forgotten Christmas Classics
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Winter Kisses - Jazz for Young Lovers (Extended Version)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Chicago Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Christmas 2013
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Yule Be Miserable
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 1
Title: Mixtape; Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Classics of the 60s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Beach Club
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Got the Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sleazy Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Godfathers of Soul Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz Got Soul
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Café / Jazz Cafe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Christian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Identity Theft: Essential Jazz Covers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Blues Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazzy Christmas
Genre: New Age
Title: Essential Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Narada Jazz: The Singles
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Goes To Broadway
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Dance Floors
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogaloo Soul Party
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Night Club, Vol. 4 (The Story)
Genre:
Title: We Got Latin Soul - Boogaloo & Funk too!
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Eddie Harris Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jazz Trios
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Eve (Jazz Christmas)
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Top 20 Jazz Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Very Merry Christmas to You!
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Timeless Christmas Holiday Instrumentals
Genre: New Age
Title: Super Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Priceless Jazz Collection, No. 33: Gershwin Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Songs from Classic Christmas Movies
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Merry Christmas (3CD Econopak)
Genre:
Title: Funky Big Bands
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Plays Rock
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Funk Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Piano Giants
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swinging Christmas, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Traditional Jazz Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz and Blues Connection
Genre: Blues
Title: Number 1's: Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape: Happy Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Happy Monday
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Sound of Christmas
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ramsey Lewis
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Priceless Jazz Collection: Ramsey Lewis
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Dancing In the Street (Live)
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Ramsey Lewis: Plays the Beatles Songbook (Great Songs/Great Performances)
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Ramsey Lewis
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Antonio Carlos Jobim
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin, Bossanova
Title: Legend (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Irrational Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack