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Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis, “The In Crowd”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Ramsey Lewis is still out there movin’ and doin’ it, and his excellent drummer, Red Holt, also still lays down a mean rhythm, sometimes in great Chicago jazz pianist Joe Hurt’s trio. (Full disclosure: I’ve known and jammed with Joe … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis Trio: “The In Crowd”

Posted on December 28, 2011 by admin

The Ramsey Lewis Trio proved in 1966 that you could get a jazz arrangement of a pop tune, such as “The In Crowd,” on the rock charts, even though the experts of the time said it was impossible. (Of course, … Continue reading →

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