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Time Flies (1965)
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Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as "the great performer," a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which display his early gospel playing and classical training along with his love of jazz and other musical forms. A native Chicagoan (born May 27, 1935), Mr. Lewis represents the great diversity of music for which Chicago is noted.
Ramsey Lewis first captivated fans with his first album Ramsey Lewis And The Gentlemen of Swing by the Ramsey Lewis Trio. By 1965, he was one of the nation's most successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with "The In Crowd," "Hang On Sloopy" and "Wade In The Water." He has three Grammy Awards and seven gold records to his credit. Often called legendary, Mr. Lewis concedes "It's a high honor when someone says so, but I don't see myself that way. What keeps me enthusiastic and energizes me, is the realization that the more I learn, the more I find there is to know."
Mr. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four, studying the basics and fundamentals. But, "It wasn't until I started studying with the late Dorothy Mendelsohn that I responded to some of the startling things she was teaching me, such as 'Listen with your inner,' and 'Make the piano sing.' These concepts were revelations!" Soon after, he began learning Bach, Beethoven, Hadyn, Brahms and Chopin, and other basic piano repertoire for the concert pianist.
Except for records his father played around the house, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Mead Lux Lewis and others, Mr. Lewis had no experience playing jazz. He was 15 when a fellow church musician, Wallace Burton, asked him to join his jazz band and took the time to coach and help the young musician learn the language of jazz. It was a brand new experience for him. The seven piece group called themselves "The Cleffs" and provided Mr. Lewis' first real involvement with the great music of jazz. The emerging Ramsey Lewis Trio had its roots there as the rhythm section, comprised of Mr. Lewis on piano, Eldee Young on bass and Redd Holt on drums, remained after the other members of the Cleffs went off to the Korean war. "Jazz soon became a major force in my musical life, but European classical and gospel music were of almost equal importance," he recalls.
In addition to recording albums and performing live, Mr. Lewis hosts WNUA-FM Chicago's weekday morning drive-time radio show for which he has been awarded R&R's 1999 and 2000 Personality of the Year Award. He also hosts the syndicated "Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis", a two-hour radio program which airs in over 65 cities throughout the U.S. Active in community efforts, especially on behalf of youth, he helped organize the Ravinia Festival's Jazz Mentor Program and also serves as the Artistic Director for that festival's jazz series. He is currently touring variously with Nancy Wilson and his own trio composed of Larry Gray on bass and Leon Joyce on drums.
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