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Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water - Live at the ZDF Jazz Club - 1990
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water - Live at the ZDF Jazz Club - 19-08-1990.
Ramsey Lewis - piano
Steve Cobb - drums
Henry Johnson - guitar
Mike Logan - keyboard
Chuck Webb - bass
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (born May 27, 1935) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.
Ramsey Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ramsey Lewis Sr. and Pauline Lewis. He began taking piano lessons at the age of four. Lewis would eventually join a jazz group called the clefs. He later formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with drummer Isaac "Red" Holt and bassist Eldee Young. They eventually joined up with Chess Records.
During 1956 the trio issued their debut album, Ramsey Lewis and his Gentlemen of Swing. Following their 1965 hit "The In Crowd" (the single reached No. 5 on the pop charts, and the album No. 2) they concentrated more on pop material. Young and Holt left in 1966 to form Young-Holt Unlimited and were replaced by Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. White left to form Earth, Wind & Fire and was replaced by Morris Jennings in 1970. Later, Frankie Donaldson and Bill Dickens replaced Jennings and Eaton; Felton Crews also appeared on many 1980's releases.
By 1966, Lewis was one of the nation's most successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with "The In Crowd", "Hang On Sloopy", and "Wade in the Water". All three singles each sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs. Many of his recordings attracted a large non-jazz audience. In the 1970s, Lewis often played electric piano, although by later in the decade he was sticking to acoustic and using an additional keyboardist in his groups.
In 1994, Lewis appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, alongside other prominent jazz artists Herbie Hancock and Roy Ayers. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by TIME magazine.
In addition to recording and performing, Lewis hosts the weekly syndicated radio program Legends of Jazz, created in 1990 and currently syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks. He also hosted the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on Chicago "smooth jazz" radio station WNUA (95.5 FM). In December 2006, this morning show became part of Broadcast Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network, simulcasting on other smooth jazz stations across the country until its cancellation in May 2009, when WNUA switched over to a Spanish format.
In 2006, a well-received 13-episode Legends of Jazz television series hosted by Lewis was broadcast on public TV nationwide and featured live performances by a variety of jazz artists including Larry Gray, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Kurt Elling, Benny Golson, Pat Metheny and Tony Bennett.
Lewis is artistic director of Jazz at Ravinia (an annual feature at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois) and helped organize Ravinia's Jazz Mentor Program. Ramsey also serves on the board of trustees for the Merit School of Music, a Chicago inner-city music program and The Chicago High School for the Arts, the public arts high school in Chicago established in 2009. Early in 2005, the Ramsey Lewis Foundation was created to help connect at-risk children to the world of music. As an offshoot of that foundation, Lewis plans to form a Youth Choir and Youth Orchestra. In January 2007, the Dave Brubeck Institute invited Lewis to join its Honorary Board of Friends at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Lewis is an Honorary Board member of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Lewis is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. In May 2008, Lewis received an honorary doctorate from Loyola University Chicago upon delivering the keynote address at the undergraduate commencement ceremony.
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I just read this morning that the great jazz maestro Ramsey Lewis passed away the other day which reminded me of being in London around 1992 with my brother Tim and walking through Camden one Thursday evening after having a good drinking session when I saw a board in the street saying ‘Tonight - One night only Ramsey Lewis Trio at The Jazz Cafe’
We paid our £15 each and were then sat on a table right at the front by the stage. We could not believe our luck as my brother loved Ramsey Lewis and we were treated to a couple of hours of brilliance from the master with us whooping along, not the usual Jazz Café audience.
After he finished we called him over and he came and spoke with us and we were pretty star struck 🤩 all in a time before mobile cameras so we couldn’t get a selfie. We were just left with brilliant memories of a man and his music 🎼 RIP Ramsey
Can't believe this has so few visits
The best there ever was. If your feet don't move to his music you must be dead.
You nailed it! 💐
Amazingly played in harmony with the master
Jazz pianist, three-time Grammy winner, and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis, who successfully crossed over from the Jazz charts to the Pop charts, most notably with his smash hit “The In Crowd,” died peacefully at his home in Chicago on the morning of September 12, 2022. He was 87.
Rest in peace Ramsey--a true genius and true gentleman as well!
C’mon in da waters fine…❤
And keep on keeping on you might find yourself breathing underwater…Why your friends might be led to say, “This one went under for the Lord…”
Thanks for puttin’ this great man and his vibe online…tOM
My cousin lived by ramsey in Hyde Park when we were young but my uncle was also a jazz pianist here in chicago in the 50s and 60s. I'm so sad for his family and wonder if ramsey 2 is playing too and his grandchildren too.
Just listened to this and it is great! Ramsey was really amazing on the piano, excellent bassist, and a very exciting performance! 🙂🎶🎹
Rest in peace Ramsey!!
Samee..
No school like the old school.
My God. This is so good.
Coolness in extremis.
GOODBYE RAMSEY - we will miss you !
Genius
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🧡🧡🧡
I’m sorry, Ramsey cannot be beat
Which synths is the second keyboard player using, please?
Mo mod jazz