By this time, lewis had transformed himself into a jazz fusion funkateer. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Sun goddess bass, vocals verdine white congas, vocals philip bailey guitar johnny graham guitar fender rhodes electric, synthesizer arp ensemble charles stepney producer, timbales, drums, vocals maurice white saxophone tenor don meyrick 8. Like ahmad jamal, cecil taylor and paul bley, ramsey lewis is a jazz pianist who first emerged in the 1950s and is still with us today. Sun goddess 1974, lewis biggest success of the decade, is miles away from the fingersnapping supper club sounds of the in crowd. I had the song sun goddess and thought that earth, wind and fire had written it. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. On the twelve song cd, lewis rekindles his 1974 careerdefining album sun goddess through a collection of rerecorded tracks from the original disc perfectly balanced with five new tunes. Unlike those other cats, though, lewis was never accused of challenging the existing conventions of jazz. Ramsey lewis sun goddess coverdesign, ramsey lewis sun.
Pianist ramsey lewis first came to fame as the purveyor of swinging souljazz in the mid60s, but like a lot of musicians he underwent some major changes by the end of that decade. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The band collaborated with ramsey lewis on his album sun goddess which was produced by. Images sun goddess by ramsey lewis ramsey lewis format. The material included here was recorded between 1992 and 1998 for dave grusins label and. He formed the ramsey lewis trio in 1956 with eldee young and isaac holt. Funk, jazz, smooth harmonized vocals madetmathis album extremely popular when it came out. Sky islands is a jazz album by ramsey lewis released in october 1993 on grp records. The very bestof ramsey lewis period would require several discs and would indeed include entire albums so prolific has the man been throughout most of his career. Maurice whites gratitude gave former mentor ramsey lewis. With crossover hits like the in crowd and hang on sloopy, both from 1965, ramsey undoubtedly reached a larger audience, though.
Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 2012. About sun goddess this song originally appeared on a ramsey lewis lp of the same name put out in 1974. See all 35 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Here you can find ramsey lewis sun goddess shared files. This younger generation can get an idea of what musical innovation and genius can produce. They started as primarily a jazz unit but after their hit, the in crowd, in 1965 the single reached fifth place on the pop charts, and the album. Ramsey lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold re. Ramsey lewis is an american jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Wade in the water jazz ramsey lewis ramsey l ramsey lewis nancy wi simple pleasures. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises sun goddess ramsey lewis taking another look deluxe edition. Ramsey lewis biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Having already proven himself in jazz circles, ramsey lewis passed over to what is now known as smooth jazz with this album. Sun goddess is one of my favorite albums for this reason, ramsey was experimenting with some wonderful grooves on this and the previous release funky serenity. Sun goddess by earth, wind and fire tab and video lesson for bass guitar learn how to play bass guitar at bass camera.
Find ramsey lewis discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Anguish and desperation lurk in the songs quicksilver arrangement and startlingly grim lyrics by allee. Find album credit information for sun goddess ramsey lewis on allmusic allmusic. To do this, he once again teamed up with his good friends from his chess records days, maurice white and charles stepney, and together they put together a truly wonderful album. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Jungle strut has all the attitude of its 1974 original and lewis makes magic on the fender rhodes in tambura. Ramsey lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three grammy awards so far in his career. Sun goddess is a jazz album by ramsey lewis released on columbia records in 1974. Download ramsey lewis sun goddess files tradownload. Ramsey lewis on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Sun goddess has also been certified gold in the us by the riaa. Ramsey has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three grammy awards in his career. Ramsey lewiss songs stream online music songs listen. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Listen free to ramsey lewis sun goddess sun goddess feat. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Living for the city arranged by ramsey lewis arranged by horn and string richard evans 2 bass upright. Special guest soloist ramsey lewis, living for the city and more. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Afrocuban influences, instrumental interludes and philosophical lyrics.