Ramsey Lewis

USA

Born: 27 May 1935

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Jazz

Styles: Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Crossover Jazz

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Ramsey Lewis has long straddled the boundary between bop-oriented jazz and pop music. Most of his recordings (particularly by the mid-'60s) were very accessible and attracted a large non-jazz audience. In 1956, he formed a trio with bassist Eldee Young and drummer Red Holt. From the start (1958), their records for Argo/Cadet were popular, although in the early days, they had a strong jazz content. In 1958, Lewis also recorded with Max Roach and Lem Winchester. On the 1965 albums The In Crowd and Hang On, Ramsey made the pianist into a major att...

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