The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)
The In Crowd | ||||
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Live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | May 13, 14 & 15, 1965 | |||
Venue | Bohemian Caverns, Washington D.C. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:09 | |||
Label | Argo LP 757 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington D.C. and released on the Argo label.[1]
Reception[]
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965 and the single, "The 'In' Crowd" reaching No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year.[5] The album also received a Grammy Award in 1966 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group and the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009.[6]
AllMusic stated that "this is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest, the 'in crowd' at the club was verbally into it, and the time for this music was right".[2]
Track listing[]
- "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 5:50
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:06
- "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) - 5:02
- "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" (Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers) - 3:01
- "Spartacus (Love Theme from)" (Alex North) - 7:17
- "Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:29
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50
Personnel[]
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- Eldee Young - bass, cello
- Redd Holt - drums
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Argo Records discography accessed October 11, 2012
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed October 11, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 887. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 424.
- ^ AllMusic Awards entry, accessed October 11, 2012
- ^ Grammy Hall of Fame, accessed October 11, 2012
- 1965 live albums
- Ramsey Lewis live albums
- Argo Records live albums
- Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album