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Ramsey Lewis
Person · male · United States · Chicago · born 1935 · died 2022 · recording since 1962
American jazz composer (1935–2022)
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Also known as Ramsay Lewis · Ramsey E Lewis Jr · Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. · Ramsey Leweis · 雷姆希·路易斯
Timeline
52 events▣ Album 49◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1930s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Country Meets The Blues
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography985 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367262030
Biography
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) 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
Wade in the WaterSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Wade in the Water3:52A2Ain’t That Peculiar2:59A3Tobacco Road4:33A4Money in the Pocket2:44A5Message to Michael3:10B1Uptight (Everything’s Alright)5:44B2Hold It Right There2:28B3Day Tripper3:11B4Mi Compasion3:06B5Hurt So Bad3:05", and "Sun Goddess
Sun GoddessSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracksA1Sun Goddess8:29A2Living for the City5:20A3Love Song5:53B1Jungle Strut4:40B2Hot Dawgit3:00B3Tambura2:53B4Gemini Rising5:50". Until 2009, he was the host of the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on the Chicago radio station WNUA.
Lewis was also active in musical education in Chicago. He founded the Ramsey Lewis Foundation, established Ravinia's Jazz Mentor Program, and served on the board of trustees for the Merit School of Music and The Chicago High School for the Arts.
Life and career
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. was born on May 27, 1935, in Chicago to Ramsey
Emmanuel Lewis and Pauline Lewis. He grew up in the Cabrini–Green Homes Housing Projects, an area native to soul singers Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. Both of his parents came from the Deep South. His father was a church choir director who encouraged him to study music. Thus, Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four with Ernestine Bruce, the church pianist and organist.
When he was 11, Bruce recommended he study with Dorothy Mendelssohn at the Chicago Musical College. Mendelssohn taught him classical technique with the philosophy that "it freed the performer from the thinking about the notes so he could concentrate on the music." Lewis realized what she meant when he saw Wynton Kelly with the Miles Davis group, Kelly asked him to play something, and Kelly complimented him by saying "Boy, I wish I had technique."
As a young man, Lewis played with a number of local ensembles, such as Edward Virgil Abner's Knights of Music. Lewis would eventually join a jazz group called the Clefs. He later formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and bassist Eldee Young. They eventually signed to Chess Records.
In 1956, the trio released their debut album, Ramsey
RamseySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (From Hair)5:472Wearin' It Out3:193I Just Can't Give You Up4:234Every Chance I Get (I'm Gonna Love You)3:095Dancin'6:556I'll Always Dream About You3:147Medley: Intermezzo0:228Spanoletta3:349Don't Cry For Me Argentina (From Evita)5:4210Intermezzo1:16 Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing.
Following their 1965 hit, "The 'In' Crowd" (the single reached No. 5 on the pop charts, and the album No. 2), they concentrated more on pop material. Young and Holt left in 1966 to form Young-Holt Unlimited and were replaced by Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. White left to form Earth, Wind & Fire and was replaced by Morris Jennings in 1970. Later, Frankie Donaldson and Bill Dickens replaced Jennings and Eaton; Felton Crews also appeared on Lewis' 1981 album Three Piece Suite
Three Piece SuiteSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Lakeshore Cowboy3:31A2Romance Me4:50A3Will You4:40A4Love Is3:24A5Michelle3:08B1Don't Ever Go Away3:50B2So Much More4:09B3Can't Wait Till Summer3:32B4She's Out of My Life4:30B5Expansions4:25.
By 1966, Lewis was one of the nation's most successful jazz pianists, having had hits with "The In Crowd", "Hang On Sloopy
Hang On SloopySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1A Hard Day’s Night4:592All My Love Belongs to You4:193He’s a Real Gone Guy2:284And I Love Her5:465Movin’ Easy3:166The More I See You5:197Satin Doll6:118Hang On Sloopy3:029The “In” Crowd5:4910High Heel Sneakers2:46", and "Wade in the WaterWade in the WaterSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Wade in the Water3:52A2Ain’t That Peculiar2:59A3Tobacco Road4:33A4Money in the Pocket2:44A5Message to Michael3:10B1Uptight (Everything’s Alright)5:44B2Hold It Right There2:28B3Day Tripper3:11B4Mi Compasion3:06B5Hurt So Bad3:05." All three singles each sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs. In the 1970s, Lewis often played electric piano, although by later in the decade he was sticking to acoustic piano and using an additional keyboardist in his groups.
In addition to recording and performing, Lewis hosted the weekly syndicated radio program Legends of Jazz, created in 1990, syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks. He also hosted the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on Chicago "smooth jazz" radio station WNUA (95.5 FM). In December 2006, this morning show became part of Broadcast Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network, simulcasting on other smooth jazz stations across the country until its cancellation in May 2009, when WNUA switched over to a Spanish format.
Ramsey founded the Ramsey Lewis Foundation, which promoted musical instrument education to children, in 2005.
In 2006, a well-received 13-episode Legends of Jazz television series hosted by Lewis was broadcast on public TV nationwide and featured live performances by a variety of jazz artists including Larry Gray, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Kurt Elling, Benny Golson, Pat Metheny and Tony Bennett.
Lewis was artistic director of Jazz at Ravinia (an annual feature at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois) and helped organize Ravinia's Jazz Mentor Program. Ramsey also served on the board of trustees for the Merit School of Music and The Chicago High School for the Arts.
Distinctions, honors, awards
Lewis was an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. In May 2008, Lewis received an honorary doctorate from Loyola University Chicago upon delivering the keynote address at the undergraduate commencement ceremony.
In January 2007, the Dave Brubeck Institute invited Lewis to join its Honorary Board of Friends at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Lewis was an Honorary Board member of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra.
Personal life
From 1954 to 1988, Lewis was married to Geraldine Taylor (1935–2005), with whom he had seven children. In 1990, he married Jan Tamillow.
Lewis died in his sleep at his Chicago home on September 12, 2022 at age 87.
As sideman
With Max Roach
MAX (Argo, 1958)
With Jimmy Woode
The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1957)
With Young/Holt
Feature Spot (Cadet, 1967)
Awards and recognitions
The Grammy Awards are bestowed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lewis has received three awards out of four nominations.
Recognition
1997: Ramsey Lewis was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the state's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in the area of The Performing Arts.
2002: Lewis participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay, lighting the cauldron for its brief stop in Chicago.
2004: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist.
2006: 22nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Best Gospel Instrumental Album, (With One Voice
With One VoiceSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Oh Happy Day6:362Sunday Strut3:143Bless Me (Prayer of Jabez)5:264Thoughts and Reflections4:345Pass Me Not7:486Trees7:557Work It Out6:138My Love for You3:559Healed Heart7:4310Keep the Spirit5:0911With One Voice5:01)
2007: National Endowment for the Arts, Jazz Masters Award
2007: Landmarks Illinois, Legendary Landmark Award, as one of living treasures of Illinois. "Just like our landmarked buildings, our three Legendary Landmarks have been critical to the civic well-being of Chicago and stand as a testimony to the greatness of our cultural integrity" said David Bahlman, president of Landmarks Illinois.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 77 | 96.8th |
| Studio albums | 49 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 52 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 60 | 97.7th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (77 release groups · 49 studio albums)
Albums · 49
1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:33
1Your Cheatin' Heart2:592St. Louis Blues3:073Blueberry Hill2:434Country Meets The Blues2:275Memphis In June3:056High Noon4:467I Need You So3:218I Just Want To Make Love To You2:459Tangleweed 'Round My Heart3:2410My Bucket's Got A Hole In It1:561966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 32:51
A1Theme From "The Pawnbroker"2:25A2Saturday Night After the Movies2:55A3The Gentle Rain2:28A4China Gate2:43A5Emily2:57A6Goin' Hollywood3:30B1From Russia With Love2:39B2Shadow of Your Smile3:52B3Girl Talk3:25B4Matchmaker, Matchmaker3:01B5Return to Paradise2:561966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:52
A1Wade in the Water3:52A2Ain’t That Peculiar2:59A3Tobacco Road4:33A4Money in the Pocket2:44A5Message to Michael3:10B1Uptight (Everything’s Alright)5:44B2Hold It Right There2:28B3Day Tripper3:11B4Mi Compasion3:06B5Hurt So Bad3:051966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:44
A1Hey, Mrs. Jones4:01A2Summer Samba3:09A3One, Two, Three3:34A4Free Again2:57A5Down by the Riverside3:45B1Blue Bongo4:18B2I'll Wait for You3:15B3Function at the Junction3:04B4Spanish Grease3:09B5Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)2:32B6Cast Your Fate to the Wind3:001967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:49
A1Soul Man2:50A2The Look of Love4:22A3Respect3:00A4Goin' Out of My Head3:42A5Party Time3:40B1Bear Mash3:00B2I Was Made to Love Her3:15B3Alfie2:45B4Why Am I Treated So Bad2:50B5Jade East3:251967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:05
A1Dancing in the Street5:03A2Mood for Mendes2:57A3Struttin' Lightly4:45A4You Don't Know Me4:37A5Django4:40A6Medley From 'Black Orpheus': Felicidade / Manha de Carnaval / Samba de Orpheus8:23B2What Now My Love5:18B3Quiet Nights (Corcovado)3:221968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:51
A1Maiden Voyage4:45A2Mighty Quinn3:10A3Sweet Rain3:00A4Lady Madonna2:25A5Do You Know the Way to San Jose3:40A6Ode4:40B1Les Fleur4:35B2Since You've Been Gone2:55B3In the Heat of the Night3:47B4Afro-Boogaloo Twist2:30B5Only When I'm Dreaming3:59B6Eternal Journey6:251968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:17
A1Mother Nature's Son4:54A2Rocky Raccoon2:39A3Julia4:19A4Back in the USSR3:16A5Dear Prudence4:54B1Cry Baby Cry3:50B2Good Night5:55B3Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey3:14B4Sexy Sadie2:44B5Blackbird4:321969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:25
A1If You've Got It Flaunt It, Part 12:50A2Wanderin' Rose4:56A3How Beautiful Is Spring4:34A4Do What You Wanna2:45A5My Cherie Amour3:49B1Bold and Black4:08B2Opus #55:39B3Uhuru2:20B4Cecile3:05B5If You've Got It, Flaunt It, Part 22:191970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 44:23
A1Them Changes6:40A2Drown in My Own Tears7:25A3Oh Happy Day7:10B1Do Whatever Sets You Free7:53B2Something5:15B3See the End From the Beginning, Look Afar6:15B4The Unsilent Minority3:451970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:00
A1The Distant Dreamer5:18A2A Rainy Day in Centerville4:06A3Everybody’s Talkin’3:40A4Didn’t We3:54A5Whenever, Wherever4:08B1Close Your Eyes and Remember3:50B2You’ve Made Me So Very Happy3:46B3The Love I Feel for You2:53B4Time and Space3:13B5Golden Slumber4:43B6Do I Love Her3:291971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:26
A1Candida2:59A2We've Only Just Begun3:58A3Back to the Roots3:02A4Love Now On5:07A5Fool on the Hill6:05B1Since I Fell for You3:03B2Up in Yonder4:37B3Crescent Noon4:33B4He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother7:021972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 36:00
A1Summertime9:20A2Crazy He Calls Me3:22A3Why Don't You Do Right2:52A4There Is No Greater Love3:45B1Look-A-Here7:56B2Imagination3:40B3Bag's Groove5:051973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:10
A1Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)5:17A2If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right5:25A3What It Is!2:42A4My Love for You5:14A5Nights in White Satin5:36B1Serene Funk4:12B2Dreams9:39B3Betcha by Golly Wow!5:09B4Where Is the Love4:561973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:40
A1Hang on Sloopy2:14A2Blues for the Night Owl4:19A3Hi-Heel Sneakers2:48A4Carmen6:54B1(Song of) Delilah4:49B2Wade in the Water2:45B3Slipping Into Darkness6:13B4Somethin’ You Got2:59B5The “In” Crowd2:391974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:41
A1Sweet and Tender You5:47A2Hummingbird4:54A3Solar Wind3:18A4Jamaican Marketplace7:20B1The Everywhere Calypso2:59B2Summer Breeze4:53B3Loves Me Like a Rock4:32B4Come Down in Time4:55B5Love for a Day5:031974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 36:05
A1Sun Goddess8:29A2Living for the City5:20A3Love Song5:53B1Jungle Strut4:40B2Hot Dawgit3:00B3Tambura2:53B4Gemini Rising5:501975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:25
A1Don’t It Feel Good5:23A2Juaacklyn5:03A3Spider Man3:20A4Something About You4:04B1That’s the Way of the World5:44B2Fish Bite3:50B3I Dig You5:35B4Can’t Function3:261976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 35:38
A1Slick6:22A2Aufu Oodu4:51A3Rubato0:41A4Salongo4:42B1Brazilica7:15B2Nicole3:48B3Seventh Fold7:591977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 34:54
A1Spring High4:16A2Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen)4:28A3Shining4:37B1Love Notes6:17B2Chili Today, Hot Tamale5:10B3The Messenger5:15B4Stash Dash4:511977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:05
A1Tequila Mockingbird5:22A2Wandering Rose5:41A3Skippin’3:08A4My Angel’s Smile5:18B1Camino El Bueno3:53B2Caring for You5:31B3Intimacy6:00B4That Ole Bach Magic3:121978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 42:25
A1Legacy: a) Toccata b) Adagio c) Fugue22:32B1All the Way Live4:28B2I Love to Please You3:49B3Well, Well, Well3:33B4Moogin' On3:23B5Don't Look Back4:401979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:41
1Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (From Hair)5:472Wearin' It Out3:193I Just Can't Give You Up4:234Every Chance I Get (I'm Gonna Love You)3:095Dancin'6:556I'll Always Dream About You3:147Medley: Intermezzo0:228Spanoletta3:349Don't Cry For Me Argentina (From Evita)5:4210Intermezzo1:161980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:49
A1Whisper Zone3:01A2High Point3:46A3Tondelayo4:54A4Caribbean Blue4:13A5Looking Glass3:34B1Come Back Jack3:36B2Colors in Space2:58B3Crystals 'n Sequence2:40B4You Are the Reason4:54B5Hell on Wheels4:131981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:59
A1Lakeshore Cowboy3:31A2Romance Me4:50A3Will You4:40A4Love Is3:24A5Michelle3:08B1Don't Ever Go Away3:50B2So Much More4:09B3Can't Wait Till Summer3:32B4She's Out of My Life4:30B5Expansions4:251982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:25
A1What's Going On4:51A2Chance Encounter4:48A3Up Where We Belong3:57A4Intimacy5:10B1A Special Place4:33B2Paradise5:08B3I Can't Wait3:53B4Just A Little Ditty3:051983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 43:48
A1Super Woman (Where Were You When I Needed You)7:03A2A House Is Not a Home6:08A3Essence of Love8:13B1Les Fleurs6:50B2Physical6:14B3With a Gentle Touch4:28B4Reasons4:521984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:58
A1Ram5:14A2Midnight Rendezvous3:52A3Breaker Beat4:16A4Slippin' Away4:43B1The Two of Us4:31B2Quiet Storm4:12B3Never Wanna Say Goodnight3:14B4Closer Than Close4:56B5Song With Words (Remembering)5:001985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:44
A1This Ain't No Fantasy4:15A2Ram Jam3:59A3It's Gonna Change4:23A4Les clefs de mon coeur (The Keys to My Heart)3:50A5Victim of a Broken Heart4:06B1Slow Dancin'4:14B2Never Give Up4:57B3Part of Me4:33B4The Quest5:271987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:59
1Keys to the City5:592You're Falling in Love5:2137-114:154Strangers4:505My Love Will Lead You Home6:166Melody of Life6:107Shamballa4:128Love and Understanding4:561988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:40
1With A Gentle Touch5:262A Time For Love6:203J' Aime La Nuit (I Love The Night)6:104I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / It Could Happen To You5:515After The Rain5:416The Earle Of Salisbury Pavane9:327Chance Encounter4:198Spiritual4:539Summer Of '426:5810Colours4:301989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 55:55
A1I'm Just a Lucky So and So4:36A2Django6:20A3Cookin' at the Continental4:34A4Somewhere Soon5:40A5We Meet Again7:39B1Quiet Now7:18B2Soul Sister5:15B3Waltz for Debby6:53B4Nigerian Marketplace7:401989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:49
A1Jagged Edge5:10A2Eye on You4:04A3Dr. Ramsey5:15A42-Slam4:50A5Livin' Large6:03B1Berniece7:40B2Make a Wish6:03B3There's No Easy Way4:34B4Love Song5:101992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:39
1Brazilica5:082People Make The World Go ’Round5:283Ivory Pyramid4:314Sarah Jane4:325Tequila Mockingbird4:446A Night in Bahia5:207Malachi (The Messenger)4:148Pavanne4:249Love’s Gotta Hold4:3110Jackson Park4:471993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:00:48
1Julia5:212Apres Vous4:153Who Are You7:224Suavecito4:555Tonight5:206Sky Island4:227A Song for Jan4:538Wade in the Water / Hang on Sloopy / The in Crowd4:579Love Will Find a Way5:1510Come Back to Me4:3011Tonight (instrumental version)5:1912That Ole Bach Magic4:191996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:39
1Sun Goddess 20007:302Cold and Windy5:503I'll Always Be About You3:504Secret Place4:315Between the Keys4:026Les Fleur5:127Just a Little Lovin'5:448Hearts of Fire6:089All Around the World4:1010I'll Always Be About You (remix)4:421998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:12
1Baile del Alma (Dance of the Soul)6:362Fragile4:093Sub Dude4:234Lullaby5:315Portuguese Love3:576Fire and Rain4:317Canción5:558Love's Serenade4:329Mercy and Grace4:0410Cante Hondo (Deep Song)7:34Hang On Ramsey / Wade in the Water
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:16:35
1A Hard Day’s Night4:572All My Love Belongs to You4:163He’s a Real Gone Guy2:254And I Love Her5:425Movin’ Easy3:136Billy Boy/Hi-Heel-Sneakers9:067The More I See You5:138Satin Doll6:099Hang On Sloopy3:0910Wade in the Water3:5211Ain’t That Peculiar2:5912Tobacco Road4:3313Money in the Pocket2:4414Message to Michael3:1015Up Tight (Everything’s Alright)3:1616Hold It Right There2:2817Day Tripper3:1118Mi Compasion3:0619Hurt So Bad3:062002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:19
1Peel Me a Grape5:122Truthfully5:523Did I Ever Really Live2:374Velvet Night4:465A Moment Alone7:136Moondance5:217Meant to Be5:048Piano in the Dark4:339Time Peace5:5810First Time Love5:3511Tanquissimo4:082003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:26
1In the Name of Love4:282Slippin Into Darkness6:043All This Love5:054In My Life6:405Give Me Something Real3:596Lost Up in Loving You3:187Ooh Child4:508One True Thing5:589God Bless the Child6:1010Gentle Persuasion7:542005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:03:34
1Oh Happy Day6:362Sunday Strut3:143Bless Me (Prayer of Jabez)5:264Thoughts and Reflections4:345Pass Me Not7:486Trees7:557Work It Out6:138My Love for You3:559Healed Heart7:4310Keep the Spirit5:0911With One Voice5:01Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:27
1To Know Her Is to Love Her9:012Touching, Feeling, Knowing7:193Clouds in Reverie4:044The Spark5:485Conversation8:366The Way She Smiles5:477Exhilaration9:418The Glow of Her Charm5:089Rendezvous4:2510Long Before She Knew4:1811Sharing Her Journey8:3212Watercolors2:482011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:32
1Intimacy8:022Tambura4:193Love Song5:204Living for the City5:315Betcha by Golly Wow5:016To Know Her5:317The Way She Smiles3:108Jungle Strut4:159Sharing Her Journey6:2410Sun Goddess4:592017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:11
1Please Send Me Someone to Love4:042My Funny Valentine3:293Delilah5:224Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival)4:415The Wind4:046Dance of the Reluctant Drag4:207C. C. Rider2:308Black Is the Color4:499Early in the Morning2:5810On the Street Where You Live3:4111Walls of Jericho3:1712Très4:4313It Ain’t Necessarily So4:3314Love for Sale4:0715The Way You Look Tonight8:0316Trouble Is a Man2:4317Happiness4:5118I Love Paris2:0319Consider the Source3:532018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:09
1The in Crowd5:422Wade in the Water3:103Les fleurs2:484Uptight. Everything’s Alright2:585You Been Talking ’Bout Me Baby2:596Soul Man2:487Since You’ve Been Gone2:588Tennessee Waltz5:039One, Two, Three3:1810Felicidade3:252018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:54:00
1Morning of the Carnival4:412My Funny Valentine3:293C.C. Rider2:304Please Send Me Someone to Love4:055Almost Lost My Mind3:046Dance of the Reluctant Drag4:217Delilah5:228I Get a Kick out of You3:039Black Is the Color4:5010Early in the Morning2:5811On the Street Where You Live3:4112Carmen4:3113Children’s Blues6:3114Love for Sale4:0715The Way You Look Tonight8:0416Trouble Is a Man2:4317Happiness4:5218I Love Paris2:0319Consider the Source3:5420That Old Devil Called Love6:2721The Children2:3922The Wind4:0523Très4:4424Good Morning Heartache3:1925What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve3:3026O Pato2:3627It Ain’t Necessarily So4:3428Walls of Jericho3:172019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:40
1Dear Lord1:452Tequila Mockingbird6:173The Shape of My Heart5:314Sharing Her Journey6:025The Rose4:546The Spark6:427I'll Never Forget You3:458Baby What You Want Me To Do5:029And I Love Her4:1110Armando's Rhumba3:3511Trees1:562021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:12
1Little Liza Jane3:142This Is My Night to Dream2:343Scarlet Ribbons3:324Here ’Tis2:525My Ship4:146Put Your Little Foot Right Out2:567Solo Para Ti2:578These Foolish Things3:389When the Spirit Moves On3:4410A Portrait of Jennie2:312022 · studio album
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1Here, There and Everywhere2And I Love Her3Hey Jude4Blackbird5Imagine6Hard Day's Night7Yesterday8Rocky Raccoon9Michelle10Golden Slumbers11The Long and Winding Road12Let It Be
Album · 25
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Best of Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 40:26A1Julia2:52 A2Hang on Sloopy2:40 A3Les Fleur3:00 A4Wade in the Water3:46 A5Return to Paradise2:56 A6Jade East3:25 A7Dancing on the Streets2:50 B1The in Crowd2:58 B2Theme From the Pawnbroker2:25 B3Up Tight2:55 B4Maiden Voyage4:45 B5Function at the Junction3:04 B6Soul Man2:50 | Compilation | 1970 | |
| 1972 | Inside Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:11:45Disc 1 A1China Gate2:43 A2Do What You Wanna2:40 A3I'll Wait For You3:15 A4Uhuru2:15 A5Memphis In June3:05 B1Struttin' Lightly4:45 B2Sweet Rain3:00 B3Hold It Right There2:24 B4Ode4:40 B5Everybody's Talkin'3:40 Disc 2C1Opus #55:35 C2Spanish Grease3:09 C3Cry Baby Cry3:40 C4Mi Compasion3:06 C5Good Night5:56 D1Function At The Junction3:04 D2The More I See You4:58 D3Lady Madonna2:25 D4How Beautiful Is Spring4:30 D5Since You've Been Gone2:55 | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1975 | "Live" In TokyoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 38:22A1The 'In' Crowd4:04 A2Cecille4:25 A3Unchain My Heart3:19 A4What the World Needs Now4:22 A5Song for My Father4:04 B1Soul Ginza6:05 B2Hang on Sloopy3:23 B3Ode to Billy Joe4:41 B4Wade in the Water3:59 | Live | 1975 | |
| 1981 | Blues For The Night OwlSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 48:11A1Morning1:40 A2Blues For The Night Owl4:19 A3Looking Glass3:33 A4That's The Way Of The World5:44 A5Spanoletta/Don't Cry For Me Argentina9:17 B1Please Send Me Someone To Love4:31 B2I Just Can't Give You Up4:23 B3Nicole3:48 B4You Are The Reason4:56 B5Intimacy6:00 | Compilation | 1981 | |
| 1982 | Live at the SavoySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 49:50A1Close Your Eyes and Remember7:26 A2Sassy Stew7:06 A3Callin' Fallin'5:09 A4Baby What You Want Me to Do4:27 B1You Never Know5:12 B2Lynn6:06 B3It's Just Called Love6:53 B4Hits Medley: Wade in the Water / Hang on Sloopy / The in Crowd7:31 | Live | 1982 | |
| 1987 | The Greatest Hits of Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:04:291The "In" Crowd5:51 2My Babe4:00 3Since I Fell for You4:04 4Something You Got3:20 5A Hard Day's Night4:58 6Hang on Sloopy3:07 7The Caves3:16 8Dancing in the Street2:51 9Felicidade (Happiness)3:33 10Wade in the Water3:54 11Ain't That Peculiar3:02 12Blues for the Night Owl3:41 13Function at the Junction3:06 14Lonely Avenue3:01 151-2-33:28 16Look-A-Here3:13 17High Heel Sneakers2:48 18Uptight (Everything's Alright)3:16 | Compilation | 1987 | |
| 1988 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 35:071The "In" Crowd5:38 2Wade in the Water3:12 3Soul Man2:48 4Uptight (Everything's Alright)2:57 5You've Been Talking 'Bout Me Baby2:59 6One, Two, Three3:22 7Since You've Been Gone3:02 8Tennessee Waltz4:57 9Les Fleurs2:46 10Felicidade3:26 | Compilation | 5 August 1988 | |
| 1989 | The “In” CrowdSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:06:541Hang on Sloopy3:06 2The "In" Crowd5:24 3Dancing in the Street2:48 4Hi Heel Sneakers2:40 5Something You've Got3:27 6Soul Man2:51 7One Two Three3:24 8Since I Fell for You4:06 9Wade in the Water3:21 10A Hard Day's Night2:56 11Uptight3:10 12You Been Talking 'Bout Me Babe3:03 13Since You've Been Gone3:02 14Les Fleurs2:56 15Tennessee Waltz4:52 16Felicidade (Happiness)3:34 17Love Theme From Spartacus7:19 18Come Sunday4:55 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1993 | The “In” CrowdSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:08:451The "In" Crowd5:50 2My Babe4:00 3Les Fleurs3:00 4Something You Got3:21 5A Hard Day's Night4:57 6Hang On Sloopy3:07 7Since You've Been Gone2:53 8The Caves3:18 9Hi Heel Sneakers2:45 10Wade In The Water3:49 11Ain't That Peculiar2:58 12Function At The Junction3:03 13Soul Man2:50 141-2-33:25 15Daytripper2:57 16Uptight (Everything's Alright)3:13 17Felicidade (Happiness)3:33 18Look-A-Here3:10 19Lonely Avenue2:58 20Blues For The Night Owl3:38 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1997 | This Is Jazz 27Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 57:191Wade In The Water2:45 2Love Song5:10 3Tondelayo4:54 4Waltz For Debby6:53 5There's No Easy Way4:35 6Blues For The Night Owl4:16 7A Time For Love6:20 8Brazilica7:15 9Soul Sister5:16 10Spiritual4:53 11Song Without Words (Remembering)5:02 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | Hang On SloopySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 43:551A Hard Day’s Night4:59 2All My Love Belongs to You4:19 3He’s a Real Gone Guy2:28 4And I Love Her5:46 5Movin’ Easy3:16 6The More I See You5:19 7Satin Doll6:11 8Hang On Sloopy3:02 9The “In” Crowd5:49 10High Heel Sneakers2:46 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1998 | Priceless JazzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 53:211The "In" Crowd5:47 2I'll Remember April3:27 3A Night in Bahia5:18 4Since I Fell for You3:06 5Apres Vous4:15 6Django4:51 7Maiden Voyage4:47 8Delilah5:28 9Generique5:01 10Sun Goddess 20007:31 11Wade in the Water3:50 | Compilation | 23 March 1998 | |
| 2000 | Ramsey Lewis's Finest HourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:04:411The "In" Crowd5:53 2Limelight2:25 3Deliliah5:29 4Black Eye Peas2:45 5Carmen2:54 6Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child2:09 7Consider the Source3:53 8Little Liza Jane3:12 9Here 'Tis2:52 10Something You Got3:24 11Hang on Snoopy3:03 12A Hard Days Night5:03 13Hi-Heel Sneakers2:27 14Wade in the Water3:56 15Up Tight5:49 16Day Tripper3:11 17One, Two, Three3:26 18Soul Man2:50 | Compilation | 12 September 2000 | |
| 2002 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 47:421The "In" Crowd5:51 2Since I Fell for You4:08 3Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child2:07 4Look-A-Here3:12 5A Hard Day's Night5:04 6Something You Got3:37 7Hang on Sloopy3:14 8Blues for the Night Owl3:41 9Hi-Heel Sneakers2:48 10Uptight (Everything's Allright)5:48 11Julia4:23 12Wade in the Water3:49 | Compilation | 15 January 2002 | |
| 2004 | Love SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:03:301Midnight Rendezvous3:52 2A Time For Love6:18 3Nicole3:48 4The Two Of Us4:32 5With A Gentle Touch4:27 6Juaacklyn5:03 7Never Wanna Say Goodnight3:15 8Something About You4:05 9So Much More4:09 10I Let A Song Out Of My Heart & It Could Happen To You5:50 11If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right5:20 12I'll Always Dream About You3:12 13Love Song5:09 14Please Send Someone To Love4:30 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2006 | The In Crowd AnthologySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracksDisc 1 1Lonely Avenue 2My Babe 3The "In" Crowd (live) 4Since I Fell for You 5The Tennessee Waltz (live) 6You've Been Talkin' Bout Me (live) 7Felicidade (Happiness) 8A Hard Day's Night (live) 9High Heel Sneakers 10The More I See You (live) 11Hang on Sloopy (live) 12Wade in the Water 13Ain't That Peculiar 14Hold It Right There 15Day Tripper 16Hurt So Bad 17Hey Mrs. Jones 18One, Two, Three 19Free Again 20Down by the Riverside Disc 21Blue Bongo 2Function at the Junction 3Spanish Grease 4Dancing in the Street (live) 5The Look of Love 6Soul Man 7Jade East 8Maiden Voyage 9The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) 10Les Fleur 11Eternal Journey 12Back in the U.S.S.R. 13Julia 14Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey 15Bold and Black 16Them Changes (live) 17Oh Happy Day (live) 18Do Whatever Sets You Free (live) 19The Unsilent Majority | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Very Best Of Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:501Julia5:16 2Les Fleurs5:10 3Sky Islands4:23 4Jackson Park4:46 5A Night In Bahia5:17 6Who Are You?7:19 7Baile Del Alma (Dance Of The Soul)6:36 8Sarah Jane4:30 9Love's Serenade4:30 10Cante Hondo (Deep Song)7:33 11Sun Goddess 20007:30 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2010 | Plays The Beatles SongbookSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks1A Hard Day’s Night (live) 2And I Love Her (live) 3Blackbird 4Day Tripper 5Julia 6Back in the U.S.S.R. 7Dear Prudence 8Mother Nature’s Son | Compilation | 20 April 2010 | |
| 2012 | Funky Serenity / SalongoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:24:02Disc 1 1Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)5:20 2If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right5:25 3What It Is!2:42 4My Love for You5:15 5Nights in White Satin5:36 6Serene Funk4:12 7Dreams9:41 8Betcha by Golly Wow!5:09 9Where Is the Love4:59 Disc 21Slick6:22 2Aufu Oodu4:52 3Rubato0:41 4Salongo4:45 5Brazilica7:15 6Nicole3:48 7Seventh Fold8:00 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| 2014 | The Essential Ramsey LewisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:29:50Disc 1 1Sun Goddess8:30 2I'll Always Dream About You3:14 3Carmen3:46 4After the Rain5:42 5Hummingbird4:51 6That's the Way of the World5:45 7Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)7:21 8Sassy Stew (Live)6:52 9There's No Easy Way4:35 10The "In" Crowd (Single Version)2:36 11(Song Of) Delilah4:46 12Keys to the City5:58 13Never Wanna Say Goodnight (with Nancy Wilson)3:16 14Wade In the Water2:46 15A House Is Not a Home6:10 Disc 21The "In" Crowd5:31 2Midnight Rendezvous (with Nancy Wilson)3:53 3Slick6:19 4Reasons4:52 5Chili Today, Hot Tamale5:11 6Skippin'3:18 7Carmen6:51 8The Two of Us (with Nancy Wilson)4:33 9Jungle Strut4:42 10People Make the World Go Round4:48 11Hang On Sloopy2:13 12Song Without Words (Remembering)5:03 13Caribbean Blue4:15 14Juaacklyn5:04 15Hits Medley (Live)7:09 | Compilation | 12 May 2014 | |
| 2016 | Hot Dawgit: The Anthology - The Columbia YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:37:52Disc 1 1Slipping Into Darkness6:17 2Eternal Peace2:35 3Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)5:14 4What It Is!2:38 5Hang on Sloopy (Funky Reggae Style)2:12 6Hi-Heel Sneakers2:39 7Wade in the Water2:44 8The Everywhere Calypso2:57 9Summer Breeze4:48 10Hot Dawgit2:57 11Tambura2:53 12Sun Goddess8:27 13Jungle Strut2:22 14That's the Way of the World5:43 15What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)3:18 16Don't It Feel Good5:22 17Brazilica7:15 18Spring High3:31 19Tequila Mockingbird5:26 Disc 21All the Way Live4:25 2Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In5:46 3Wearin' It Out3:18 4Whisper Zone3:01 5Come Back Jack3:36 6So Much More4:08 7Lakeshore Cowboy3:26 8You Never Know4:36 9Sassy Stew6:45 10Up Where We Belong3:56 11The Two of Us4:31 12Midnight Rendezvous3:52 13Quiet Storm4:14 14This Ain't No Fantasy4:14 15Slow Dancin'4:14 167-114:13 17My Love Will Lead You Home6:15 18Eye on You4:04 | Compilation | 21 October 2016 | |
| 2017 | Gettin' Hip - Christmas WishesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:15:351Here Comes Santa Claus2:41 2Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:25 3Canacao Para Geralda (A Song For Geraldine)6:15 4The Christmas Song3:18 5Almost Lost My Mind3:04 6Christmas Blues2:49 7The Children2:39 8Sleigh Ride2:58 9I Get a Kick out of You3:03 10Winter Wonderland2:11 11Looking Back6:31 12The Sound of Christmas2:21 13Bei Mir Bist Du Schön3:16 14The Night of My Love4:18 15God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen3:18 16Carmen4:31 17That Old Devil Called Love6:27 18What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve3:30 19Good Morning Heartache3:19 20The Duck2:36 21Merry Christmas Baby4:05 | Compilation | 2017 | |
| 2017 | Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 22 December 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ramsey Lewis Legacy / Ramsey / Chance Encounter / Live At The SavoySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:19:521Legacy: (a) Toccata (b) Adagio (c) Fugue22:32 2All The Way Live4:28 3I Love To Please You3:49 4Well, Well, Well!3:33 5Moogin' On3:23 6Don't Look Back4:11 7Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In (from "Hair")5:45 8Wearin' It Out3:21 9I Just Can't Give You Up4:25 10Every Chance I Get (I'm Gonna Love You)3:12 11Dancin'6:58 12I'll Always Dream About You3:15 13Medley: Intermezzo0:22 14(a) Spanoletta (b) Don't Cry For Me Argentina9:19 15Intermezzo1:19 | Compilation | 2018 | |
| — | Eight Classic Albums Vol.2Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | — |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Wade in the Water / Soul ManSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:36AWade in the Water3:46 BSoul Man2:50 | 1972 | ||
| 1985 | This Ain't No FantasySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 13:14AThis Ain't No Fantasy (This Side) (Part One) (Extended Remix With Male Vocal)6:08 BThis Ain't No Fantasy (That Side) (Part Two) (Extended Remix With Female Vocal)7:06 | 1985 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Movie Album / Dancing in the StreetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks1Theme From the 'The Pawnbroker' 2Saturday Night After the Movies 3The Gentle Rain 4China Gate 5Emily 6Goin' Hollywood 7From Russia With Love 8Shadow of Your Smile 9Girl Talk 10Matchmaker, Matchmaker 11Return to Paradise 12Dancing in the Street 13Mood for Mendes 14Struttin' Lightly 15You Don't Know Me 16Django 17'Black Orpheus' Medley:: Felicidade / Manha de Carnaval / Samba de Orpheus 18What Now My Love 19Quiet Nights (Corcovado) | Compilation | 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ramsey Lewis head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 77 | 96.8th |
| Studio albums | 49 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 52 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 60 | 97.7th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramsey Lewis Trio(band) | 1956 | 2022 | eponymous,original,piano |
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_Lewisbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Tier rule: genre canon: soul
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Wikidata: Q1936300 · MusicBrainz: fe19b809-e86c-4736-882a-53b72e23171b
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