Ramsey Lewis

4 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 2-CD SET

DIGITALLY REMASTERED

Four more albums from award-winning jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, dating from 1978, 1979 and 1982. ‘Legacy’ briefly made the US Top 200. Lewis continues to be involved with music and artistic education.

PERSONNEL ON CD 1:

• LEGACY
• Ramsey Lewis (p,synt)
• Terry Fryer (synt)
• Byron Gregory (g)
• Ron Harris (b)
• Bernard Reed (el-b,b-1)
• Keith Howard (d)
• Derf Reklaw (perc)
• Chicago, 1977
• RAMSEY:
• Ramsey Lewis (p).
• Michael McGloiry (g).
• Ed Reddick (b).
• James Gadson (d).
• Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort (perc).
• Alexandra Brown, Jim Gilstrap, Stephanie Spruill, Angela Winbush (voices).
• Burbank & Hollywood, CA, 1978.

PERSONNEL ON CD 2:

• LIVE AT THE SAVOY:
• Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis (tp)
• Louis Satterfield (tb)
• Don Myrick (ts)
• Ramsey Lewis (p)
• Henry Johnson (g)
• Phil Upchurch (rhythm-g)
• Greg Williams (b)
• Terry Morrisette (d)
• Steve Thornton (perc)
• Live "The Savoy Theater", New York, 1981.

• CHANCE ENCOUNTER:
• Paul Serrano (flhrn)
• Ramsey Lewis (keyboard)
• T.C. Campbell, Robert Irving, III (el-p)
• Tim Tobias (synt)
• Byron Gregory (g)
• Bill Dickens, Aaron Mills (b)
• Frank Donaldson, Morris Jennings (d)
• Geraldo de Oliveira, Tom Tom "84" (perc)
• Ellen Samuels, Morris Gray, Pat Shannon, Benny Diggs, Kevin Owens (vcl)
• Chicago, July, 1982

CD 1 TRACKS:

• LEGACY:
• 01. Legacy: (a) Toccata (b) Adagio (c) Fugue
• 02. All The Way Live
• 03. I Love To Please You
• 04. Well, Well, Well!
• 05. Moogin’ On
• 06. Don’t Look Back
• RAMSEY:
• 07. Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In (from ‘Hair’)
• 08. Wearin’ It Out
• 09. I Just Can’t Give You Up
• 10. Every Chance I Get (I’m Gonna Love You)
• 11. Dancin’
• 12. I’ll Always Dream About You
• 13.Medley: Intermezzo
• (a) Spanoletta
• (b) Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (from ‘Evita’) / Intermezzo

CD 2 TRACKS:

• LIVE AT THE SAVOY:
• 01. Close Your Eyes And Remember
• 02. Sassy Stew
• 03. Callin’ Fallin
• 04. Baby What You Want Me To Do
• 05. You Never Know
• 06. Lynn
• 07. It’s Just Called Love
• 08. Hits Medley:
• 09. Wade In The Water
• 10. Hang On Sloopy
• 11. The In Crowd
• CHANGE ENCOUNTER:
• 01. What’s Going On
• 02. Chance Encounter
• 03. Up Where We Belong
• 04. Intimacy
• 05. A Special Place
• 06. Paradise
• 07. I Can’t Wait
• 08. Just A Little Ditty