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Pianist Ramsey Lewis first came to fame as the purveyor of swinging soul-jazz in the mid-'60s, but like a lot of musicians he underwent some major changes by the end of that decade. Sun Goddess (1974), Lewis' biggest success of the decade, is miles away from the finger-snapping supper club sounds of "The In Crowd." By this time, Lewis had transformed himself into a jazz fusion funkateer, riffing on electric piano and synthesizer amid arrangements that meld jazz with funk, R&B, and yes, even touches of progressive rock. Sun Goddess is also something of a stealth Earth, Wind & Fire album, as it features most of the key players from that band, and bears echoes of EW&F's jazzier, more atmospheric side.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
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Jon Lind, Composer, Lyricist - Maurice White, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Earth, Wind & Fire, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Earth, Wind & Fire feat. Ramsey Lewis, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Richard Evans, Arranger - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Ramsey Lewis, Producer, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Maurice Jennings, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Tanpura - Cleveland Eaton, Bass - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Re-Mixer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Richard Evans, Arranger - Ramsey Lewis, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - Byron Gregory, Guitar - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Maurice Jennings, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Tanpura - Cleveland Eaton, Bass - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Re-Mixer - Ramsey Lewis Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Richard Evans, Arranger - Ramsey Lewis, Producer, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - Byron Gregory, Guitar - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Maurice Jennings, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Tanpura - Cleveland Eaton, Bass - Derf Rehlew Raheem, Drums, Congas, Vocal - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Mixing Engineer - Ramsey Lewis Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Stepney, Composer, Guitar - Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Maurice White, Composer, Producer, Drums, Vocal - VERDINE WHITE, Bass, Vocal - Earth, Wind & Fire, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Bailey, Congas, Vocal - Ramsey Lewis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Graham, Guitar - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Mixing Engineer - Ramsey Lewis, Earth, Wind & Fire, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Richard Evans, Arranger - Earth, Wind & Fire, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis, Producer, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - Byron Gregory, Guitar - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Maurice Jennings, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Tanpura - Cleveland Eaton, Bass - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Re-Mixer - Ramsey Lewis Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Serrano, Recording Engineer - Earth, Wind & Fire, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - LESTER SMITH, Engineer - Maurice Jennings, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Tanpura - Cleveland Eaton, Bass - Dave Antler, Engineer - Paul Srrano, Re-Mixer - Ramsey Lewis Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Pianist Ramsey Lewis first came to fame as the purveyor of swinging soul-jazz in the mid-'60s, but like a lot of musicians he underwent some major changes by the end of that decade. Sun Goddess (1974), Lewis' biggest success of the decade, is miles away from the finger-snapping supper club sounds of "The In Crowd." By this time, Lewis had transformed himself into a jazz fusion funkateer, riffing on electric piano and synthesizer amid arrangements that meld jazz with funk, R&B, and yes, even touches of progressive rock. Sun Goddess is also something of a stealth Earth, Wind & Fire album, as it features most of the key players from that band, and bears echoes of EW&F's jazzier, more atmospheric side.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:11
- Main artists: Ramsey Lewis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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