Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy
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| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy is a live album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, released in 1982 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[1][2]
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Martha Smith of the Providence Journal declared Lewis "is back on track here with a dynamic album recorded live at the Savoy in New York."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close Your Eyes and Remember" | Ramsey Lewis | 6:55 |
| 2. | "Sassy Stew" | Ramsey Lewis | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Callin' Fallin'" | L. Bates, R Irving III | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Baby What You Want Me to Do" | Ramsey Lewis | 4:13 |
| 5. | "You Never Know" | L. Bates, R Irving III | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Lynn" | H. Johnson | 5:36 |
| 7. | "It's Just Called Love" | H. Johnson | 6:22 |
| 8. | "Hits Medley (Wade In The Water, Hang On Sloopy, The In Crowd" | Wes Farrell, Bobby Russell | 6:44 |
Credits
- Bass – Greg Williams
- Co-producer – Ramsey Lewis
- Conductor – Tom Tom "84"
- Drums – Terry Morrisette
- Electric Piano – Dean Gant, Robert Irving III
- Engineer – Joe Jorgensen
- Executive Producer – George Butler
- Guitar – Henry Johnson, Phil Upchurch
- Percussion – Steve Thornton, Tom Washington
- Piano – Ramsey Lewis
- Producer – Thomas C. Washington (Tom Tom "84")
Saxophone – Don Myrick, Grover Washington, Jr.
- Synthesizer – Dean Gant
- Trombone – Louis Satterfield
- Trumpet – "Yob" Michael Harris, "Rahmlee" Michael Davis
- Vocals – Alice Echols, Alisa Gyse, Clora Williams, John (Yohon) Harbin, Morris Gray[1]
References
- ^ a b Ramsey Lewis: Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy. Columbia Records. 1982.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Smith, Martha (June 27, 1982). "Record reviews Tyner, Lewis diversify; Mangione disappoints". Providence Journal – via newsbank.com.