The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Jazz pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis was born on May 27, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of four, he began taking piano lessons. His first band was The Clefs but he would eventually form his most popular group, the Ramsey Lewis Trio with bassist Eldee Young and drummer Red Holt. His debut with the trio was Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Swing (1956). Within ten years, Lewis had become one of the most popular pianists in the U.S. when his 1965 album The ‘In’ Crowd hit Number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and the title track reached Number 5 on the Hot 100 Singles chart. The album won Lewis his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist. Moving slightly away from jazz, the Ramsey Lewis Trio began to concentrate on more pop-oriented material. Their next album, also released in ’65, was Hang On Ramsey!, which found them tackling “Hang On Sloopy” plus a few tracks by The Beatles and other pop and jazz artists. The line-up of Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Red Holt remained intact until 1967 when Ramsey Lewis introduced a new line-up featuring Cleveland Eaton (bass) and Maurice White (drums). That version of the trio lasted two years before Ramsey Lewis dissolved the group and moved on as a solo artist. In 1983, Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt, and Eldee Young came together again to record the album Reunion. Ramsey Lewis again set the trio aside for 16 years before bringing a new line-up together for the albums Appasionata (1999) and Time Flies (2004). Eldee Young died on February 12, 2007.
©Copyright Music Story Stephen Schnee 2023
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The Sound Of Christmas (Remastered)
Christmas Music - Released by RevOla on 1 Jan 1961
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More Music from the Soil
Jazz - Released by Poppydisc on 1 Dec 1961
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Ramsey Lewis and His Gentle-Men of Jazz
Jazz - Released by Poppydisc on 14 Oct 2007
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100 Collection
Jazz - Released by All Time Records on 4 Apr 2014
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A Letter To His Dad
Jazz - Released by to his dad on 19 Feb 2023
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Perform A Tribute To Clifford Brown (Remastered)
Lem Winchester, The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 22 Oct 2019
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Stretching Out
Pop - Released by Foggy Milan Records on 1 Jan 1960
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Ramsey Lewis and His Gentle-Men of Swing
Jazz - Released by Poppydisc on 14 Oct 2007
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The Stars of Jazz: Bossa Nova
Jazz - Released by All Time Records on 1 Jan 1962
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In a Dressing Room
Jazz - Released by dressing room on 4 Feb 2023
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Jazz - Released by turn of the tide on 21 Apr 2023
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Honolulu Vibes
Jazz - Released by my onlyoldies fmo on 5 Oct 2019
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Bossa Nova (Album of 1962)
Miscellaneous - Released by Memories - Brazil on 15 Jul 2023
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Christmas Songs
Christmas Music - Released by Divitiae on 3 May 2020
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