Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis led a successful piano/bass/drums jazz trio through the late 50s and into the 60s. No popular music was off-limits to Lewis: The Beatles, show tunes, Christmas carols. In the 70s, he joined the jazz migration to funk and released his first and only gold album, Sun Goddess. The albums below reflect a discography that's probably 50% complete, since I do have a life outside of Ramsey Lewis.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1957 | RAMSEY LEWIS AND HIS GENTLE-MEN OF JAZZ |
| 1958 | Black Eye Peas |
| 1958 | RAMSEY LEWIS AND HIS GENTLE-MEN OF SWING |
| 1958 | RAMSEY LEWIS AND HIS GENTLE-MEN OF JAZZ, VOL. II |
| 1958 | DOWN TO EARTH |
| 1959 | THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO WITH LEM WINCHESTER |
| 1959 | AN HOUR WITH THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO |
| 1959 | I Love Paris |
| 1959 | Consider The Source |
| 1960 | STRETCHING OUT |
| 1961 | THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO IN CHICAGO |
| 1961 | MORE MUSIC FROM THE SOIL |
| 1961 | Blues For The Night Owl |
| 1961 | SOUND OF CHRISTMAS |
| 1962 | THE SOUND OF SPRING |
| 1962 | COUNTRY MEETS THE BLUES |
| 1962 | Blueberry Hill |
| 1962 | BOSSA NOVA |
| 1963 | POT LUCK |
| 1963 | BAREFOOT SUNDAY BLUES |
| 1964 | BACH TO THE BLUES |
| 1964 | Dance Mystique |
| 1964 | AT THE BOHEMIAN CAVERNS |
| 1964 | MORE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS |
| 1964 | Jingle Bells |
| 1965 | YOU BETTER BELIEVE ME |
| 1965 | CHOICE! THE BEST OF THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO |
| 1965 | THE IN CROWD |
| 1965 | Hang On Sloopy |
| 1965 | A Hard Day's Night |
| 1966 | HANG ON RAMSEY! |
| 1966 | Hi Heel Sneakers Part 1 |
| 1966 | SWINGIN' |
| 1966 | WADE IN THE WATER |
| 1966 | Wade In The Water |
| 1966 | Day Tripper |
| 1967 | THE MOVIE ALBUM |
| 1967 | China Gate |
| 1967 | GOIN' LATIN |
| 1967 | Down By The Riverside |
| 1967 | Function At The Junction |
| 1967 | DANCING IN THE STREET |
| 1967 | Dancing In The Street |
| 1968 | UP POPS RAMSEY |
| 1968 | Bear Mash |
| 1969 | ANOTHER VOYAGE |
| 1969 | Julia |
| 1969 | If You've Got It, Flaunt It |
| 1970 | THE BEST OF RAMSEY LEWIS (Cadet) |
| 1971 | BACK TO THE ROOTS |
| 1971 | Back To The Roots |
| 1972 | TOBACCO ROAD |
| 1972 | UPENDO NI PAMOJA |
| 1973 | GOLDEN HITS |
| 1973 | FUNKY SERENITY |
| 1974 | SOLAR WIND |
| 1974 | At The Everywhere Calypso |
| 1974 | SUN GODDESS |
| 1974 | Hot Dawgit |
| 1974 | Sun Goddess |
| 1975 | DON'T IT FEEL GOOD |
| 1975 | What's The Name of This Funk (Spider Man) |
| 1975 | Don't It Feel Good |
| 1976 | RAMSEY LEWIS PRESENTS PRIME CUTS |
| 1978 | All The Way Live |
| 1979 | Aquarius |
| 1981 | THE BEST OF RAMSEY LEWIS (Columbia) |
| 1981 | BLUES FOR THE NIGHT OWL |
| 1982 | LIVE AT THE SAVOY |
| 1982 | CHANCE ENCOUNTER |
| 1985 | FANTASY |
| 1987 | KEYS TO THE CITY |
| 1987 | 7-11 |
| 1987 | THE GREATEST HITS OF RAMSEY LEWIS |
| 1988 | CLASSIC ENCOUNTER |
| 1989 | Eye On You |
| 1991 | ELECTRIC COLLECTION |
| 1992 | IVORY PYRAMID |
| 1996 | BETWEEN THE KEYS |
| 1998 | DANCE OF THE SOUL |
| 2000 September 12 | RAMSEY LEWIS'S FINEST HOUR |
| 2002 Jaunary 15 | THE BEST OF RAMSEY LEWIS: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION |
| 2007 October 30 | IN PERSON VOLUME ONE 1960-65 |
| 2008 January 28 | IN PERSON VOLUME TWO 1965-67 |
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