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Ramsey Lewis Appreciation

RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
His discography ='s the best 11 dollars I've ever spent.
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  • DIGGADIGGADIGGADIGGA 456 Posts
    img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crick13ab.gif" alt="" 21wow
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    What's The Name Of That Funk.......................SPIDERMAN!!!!
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    His albums are incredibly accessible. Whenever i needle drop a lewis album, someone in the room always asks "who's THIS?"b,121b,121Lovin:b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121His discography ='s the best 11 dollars I've ever spent. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121This goes without saying, but Ramsey Lewis RULEZ!!b,121b,121If I got paid a buck for every track I have played out in my short 'career' as a DJ, I would be rich. Ramsey Lewis is loved by the people.
  • rascmonrascmon 441 Posts
    upendo ni pamoja
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    one of the best, easily
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121upendo ni pamoja b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121Seriously. 'Slippin Into Darkness' = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lvl.gif" alt="" 21
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    I'm currently getting rid of a grip of Ramsey Lewis records I don't need, but I'm still left with a grip of Ramsey Lewis records that are essential. Dude was a dude among dudes.b,121b,121My jam:b,121b,121/object1b,121b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/green30sv.gif" alt="" 21
  • GnarliamentGnarliament 375 Posts
    Does "Them Changes" get love here?
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121Does "Them Changes" get love here? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121b,121 Indeed it do.../a1
  • markus71markus71 937 Posts
  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121If someone asked me to define the term 'Soul Jazz', this is the record I would play for them. Absolutely essential Ramsey.
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I'm currently getting rid of a grip of Ramsey Lewis records I don't need, but I'm still left with a grip of Ramsey Lewis records that are essential. Dude was a dude among dudes.b,121b,121My jam:b,121b,121/object1b,121b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/green30sv.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121those horns at 1:22 are slammin
  • ladydayladyday 623 Posts
    Dude is img src="http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/ladydayprez/dollarbingold.gif"1
  • motown67motown67 4,513 Posts
    Always been one of my favorites. Plus he had Redd-Holt behind him and then Maurice White and Cleveland Eaton.
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    Goes Latinb,121and b,121Back To Bachb,121b,121are img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bonus.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121I'm thiking that, behind Miles and possibly Dave Brubeck, RL has to be one of the Best Selling Jazz Artisits of all time.
  • SyminSymin 999 Posts
    Dude was consistantly amazingb,121i love his music probably in my top 5 jazz musicians. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/green30sv.gif" alt="" 21
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121Dude is b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121It's one album I wished they had done in quadraphonic. Considering how popular it was, I'm surprised they didn't. On Columbia, only one:b,121/a1b,121b,121Damn.b,121/a1
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121I'm thiking that, behind Miles and possibly Dave Brubeck, RL has to be one of the Best Selling Jazz Artisits of all time. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121According to this Billboard reference book I got, Lewis is THE top-selling jazz artist, in a Top 500 (pop) list...Brubeck and Miles are on that chart too, but it's Ramsey who comes out ahead.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    What the hell does half speed mastered mean? I can regular people tell the difference? nevermindb,121b,121"The term "half-speed" refers to slowing the cutting lathe to half-speed while cutting the album stamper, resulting in a more accurate and deeply etched groove that held low tones better."
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121I'm thiking that, behind Miles and possibly Dave Brubeck, RL has to be one of the Best Selling Jazz Artisits of all time. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121According to this Billboard reference book I got, Lewis is THE top-selling jazz artist, in a Top 500 (pop) list...Brubeck and Miles are on that chart too, but it's Ramsey who comes out ahead. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121The thing that always amazes me about that fact is, Chess released a lot of singles for him after the success of "The In-Crowd", "Sun Goddess" brought him to a younger crowd for the second half of the 70's, but you don't hear him on the radio outside of NPR (or at least I don't). I realize the politics of jazz on the radio vs. "making much bank on The Eagles and CCR" but...b,121b,121I'm complaining for nothing, considering it will never change.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    He had quite a run hosting BET's live Jazz show.
  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts
    "The In-Crowd" was the funkiest record in my parents' record collection growing up.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121What the hell does half speed mastered mean? I can regular people tell the difference? nevermind b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121I can't speak for all albums, but they're mastered differently than what was mass marketed. Not that there wasn't any quality control, but there was a bit more care for a half-speed mastered album (usually made in pressings of 10,000 or less, which was low for back them but is probably on the high end these days) than something that had bigger pressings. The whole half-speed mastering thing became popular when labels were becoming more careless about making records, and some felt a need to make better quality pressings.b,121b,121Half-speed, audiophile pressings weren't targeted to the average consumer. Maybe because of it, labels were able to take advantage of these "special pressings", although with a number of titles they are considered better than the original LP's and various CD remasterings.b,121b,121With that said, a lot of albums were mixed and mastered very well, so arguably there was no need to go the half-speed treatment. I could opt for a Japanese pressing, but that might be different from the regular US and half-speed.b,121b,121It paved the way for all of the 180g and 200g reissues that are out there, most of which are mixed and mastered digitally, so if you want to be specific about a certain record, some prefer it to be analog from start to finish. Just personal preference, and after seeing the half-speed of Sun Goddess[/b] for years, I simply want to see and hear if it's any better.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121He had quite a run hosting BET's live Jazz show. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121BET Jazz (before it became BET J) used to air it a lot and there were some great performances on that. I'd like to be able to see both Lewis and Brubeck before they pass on.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Lewis hosts a show on the smooth jazz station in Chicago. Probably not what you were referring to as "hearing him on the radio," but I digress.b,121b,121
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    As much as i appreciate Lewis i dont put him next to Herbie Hancock.b,121b,121Ive always placed him in the best of the second tier cats.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121"The In-Crowd" was the funkiest record in my parents' record collection growing up. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121There's a certain "hardness" to his piano playing during that era that I can't quite put my finger on. b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/pasue23is.gif" alt="" 21
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