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Ramsey Lewis will always be most known for his 1960s soul-jazz hits. Like many popular soul-jazz performers of his era, however, he continued to record after his commercial success had peaked, moving into different styles as trends changed. This two-CD set reissues a couple of his outings from the first half of the 1970s, 1972's Upendo Ni Pamoja and 1974's Sun Goddess. The 1972 album is by far the most impressive one, and though it's possible it might not appeal to fans of the much poppier, more lighthearted work from his run as a mid-'60s pop star of sorts, it's a quite respectable move into funkier grooves. Still working as the head of a trio (though with different musicians from his earlier hit records), Lewis plays both standard and Fender Rhodes electric piano on an instrumental set devoted entirely to outside material, including covers of the then-recent soul hits 'Slipping into Darkness' and 'Got to Be There.' The mood is more free-flowing than his records from the previous decade, and though it's still on the more accessible side of soul-jazz, it's not so slick as to fade into background music. He gets into more adventurous territory on the second half of the album, showing the influence of Latin, classical, and even some Miles Davis-ish fusion. While it won't find the acclaim of the pioneering efforts by Davis and his sidemen, it's decent mildly progressive soul-jazz, with a more contemplative, serious, and slightly mysterious air than the sound with which Lewis is most associated. Sun Goddess, in contrast, is both more commercial and far less impressive, with far more debts to advancing mid-'70s disco and urban contemporary trends. Horn and string arrangements gloss up the largely Lewis-written material, with Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White co-writing and playing drums on a couple of the songs. The influence of Stevie Wonder is felt not only in a cover of 'Living for the City,' but also Lewis' use of synthesizer in addition to his acoustic and electric keyboards. It's on the tougher side of smooth soul-jazz for the most part, livened up by some occasional scat vocals, especially on the whimsical 'Jungle Strut,' which sounds like it could have been a hit single with its interplay between animal noise-like vocals and goofy Lewis licks. It wasn't a hit, but the album was, reaching number 12 on the pop charts.
Les Fleurs | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Studio | CBS Recording Studios, New York, NYPS Studios, Chicago, IL | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:57 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | George Butler (Exec.), Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (born May 27, 1935) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career. Latest version of imovie for mac. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of Upendo Ni Pamoja on Discogs. Label: Columbia - CQ 31096. Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Quadraphonic. Country: US. Genre: Jazz. Style: Jazz-Funk. The Ramsey Lewis Trio: Upendo Ni Pamoja.
Les Fleurs is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis released in 1983 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 10 on the BillboardJazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the BillboardTraditional Jazz Albums chart.[1][2]
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Covers[edit]
Lewis covered Stevie Wonder's 'Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)', 'A House Is Not a Home' by Brook Benton, Olivia Newton-John's 'Physical' and 'Reasons' by Earth, Wind & Fire on the album.[3]
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Track listing[edit]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)' | Stevie Wonder | 07:05 |
2. | 'A House Is Not a Home' | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 06:09 |
3. | 'Essence of Love' | 08:14 | |
4. | 'Les Fleurs' | Charles Stepney | 06:52 |
5. | 'Physical' | Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick | 06:16 |
6. | 'With a Gentle Touch' | 04:30 | |
7. | 'Reasons' | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 04:51 |
References[edit]
- ^Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs. Billboard. 95. September 17, 1983. p. 57.
- ^Ramsey Lewis: Les Fleurs. Billboard.
- ^'Ramsey Lewis: Les Fleurs'. secondhandsongs.com.
- ^Ramsey Lewis: Les Fleurs. Columbia Records. 1983.
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