Ramsey Lewis

Artist:  Ramsey Lewis
Birth Name:  Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr.
Born:  May 27, 1935
Origin:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Funk, Jazz Pop, Soul Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Composer, Pianist, Radio Personality
Instruments:  Piano, Keyboards

Ramsey Lewis is an American Jazz Composer, Pianist and Radio Personality, from Chicago, Illinois.  He has recorded over 80 albums and has received five Gold Records and three Grammy Awards.

Artist:  The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Title:  The Early Years 1956-59  (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Funk, Jazz Pop, Soul Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Label:  Acrobat
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Carmen  (6:52)
 2.  The Wind  (4:04)
 3.  Bei Mir Bist Du Schon  (3:10)
 4.  I'll Remember April  (4:14) 
 5.  My Funny Valentine (3:30)
 6.  Dee's New Blues  (2:54)
 7.  Tres  (4:40)
 8.  Limelight  (2:19)
 9.  I Get A Kick Out Of You  (3:03)
10. Please Send Someone To Love  (4:05)
11. Brother John  (3:51)
12. Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair  (4:50)
13. It Ain't Necessarilly So  (2:49)
14. On The Street Where You Live  (3:41)
15. Delilah  (5:27)
16. Black Eye Peas  (2:42)
17. Iracy Blues  (2:29)
18. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child  (2:08)
19. Come Back To Sorrento  (3:11)
20. Dark Eyes (Otchitchornyia)  (2:30)

Disc 2:

 1.  Soul Mist  (3:02)
 2.  Greensleeves  (4:28)
 3.  John Henry  (2:26)
 4.  Suzanne  (3:18)
 5.  Billy Boy  (2:40)
 6.  We Blue It  (4:58)
 7.  C. C. Rider (See See Rider)  (2:28)
 8.  Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise  (7:29)
 9.  I Had The Craziest Dream/I Know Why  (6:28)
10. It Ain't Necessarilly So  (4:29)
11. The Ruby And The Pearl  (5:44)
12. Love For Sale  (4:01)
13. The Way You Look Tonight  (8:02)
14. Song Of India  (2:43)
15. I Love Paris  (2:01)
16. Consider The Source  (3:54)
17. The Walls Of Jericho  (3:16)

Personnel:

Ramsey Lewis:  Piano
Eldee Young:  Bass
Redd Holt:  Drums

The Early Years 1956-59 is the excellent album by The Ramsey Lewis Trio, released on May 10, 2019 by Acrobat, featuring Eldee Young and Redd Holt.  37 Tracks in 2 CD Set focuses very much on his first recordings.