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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.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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Billy Page, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Red Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - El Dee Young, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Red Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - El Dee Young, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee King, ComposerLyricist - Redd Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eldee Young, Cello, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Red Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gale Garnett, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - Eldee Young, Cello, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Ray Rivera, ComposerLyricist - Redd Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Greene, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc., UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alex North, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eldee Young, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Redd Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vinicius De Moraes, Author - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eldee Young, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - André Salvet, Author - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Redd Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Ramsey Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eldee Young, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Lewis Trio, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Redd Holt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:33
- Main artists: Ramsey Lewis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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