Ramsey Lewis

The story

Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include "The 'In' Crowd", "Wade in the Water", and "Sun Goddess". Until 2009, he was the host of the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on the Chicago radio station WNUA.

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Stories

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Records

• Winter Wonderland (Roelo Remix) · 2020 · Single · compilation
• Live In Tokyo (Live At Sankei Hall, Tokyo, 1968) · 2020 · compilation
• Dancing In The Street (Live) · 2018 · compilation
• Them Changes (Live At The Depot, Minneapolis / 1970) · 2018 · compilation
• The Columbia Anthology (1972-1989) · 2018 · compilation
• Ramsey Lewis Legacy / Ramsey / Chance Encounter / Live At The Savoy · 2018 · compilation
• Best Of · 2017 · compilation
• Gettin' Hip - Christmas Wishes · 2017 · compilation
• Hot Dawgit: The Anthology - The Columbia Years · 2016 · compilation
• The Essential Ramsey Lewis · 2014 · compilation
• Eight Classic Albums Vol.2 · 2014 · compilation
• Funky Serenity / Salongo · 2012 · compilation
• Plays The Beatles Songbook · 2010 · compilation
• The In Crowd Anthology · 2006 · compilation
• The Very Best Of Ramsey Lewis · 2006 · compilation
• Perform A Tribute To Clifford Brown · 2005 · compilation
• Love Songs · 2004 · compilation
• 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ramsey Lewis · 2002 · compilation
• Ramsey Lewis's Finest Hour · 2000 · compilation
• Priceless Jazz · 1998 · compilation
• In Person 1960-1967 · 1998 · compilation
• This Is Jazz 27 · 1997 · compilation
• Hang On Sloopy · 1997 · compilation
• The “In” Crowd · 1993 · compilation
• The “In” Crowd · 1989 · compilation
• Greatest Hits · 1988 · compilation
• The Greatest Hits of Ramsey Lewis · 1987 · compilation
• Live at the Savoy · 1982 · live
• Blues For The Night Owl · 1981 · compilation
• "Live" In Tokyo · 1975 · live
• Inside Ramsey Lewis · 1972 · compilation
• The Best of Ramsey Lewis · 1970 · compilation
• Live At The Bohemian Caverns · 1964 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• 1956 to 2022
  The Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Project
  Urban Knights
• Max Roach Quintet
• Ramsey Lewis Quintet
• Ramsey Lewis Quartet
• Ramsey Lewis And His Electric Band

The bands Ramsey Lewis played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Ramsey Lewis in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Ramsey Lewis in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Ramsey Lewis

• Jimmy Smith4 sources agree
• Les McCann4 sources agree
• Grover Washington, Jr.4 sources agree
• Donald Byrd3 sources agree
• Quincy Jones3 sources agree
• Jimmy McGriff3 sources agree
• Eddie Harris3 sources agree
• Bobbi Humphrey3 sources agree
• Lou Donaldson3 sources agree
• Lonnie Liston Smith2 sources agree
• Herbie Hancock2 sources agree
• Roy Ayers2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Ramsey Lewis’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.