The Ramsey Lewis Trio - "The In Crowd" (1965) - Cadet
Hello friends,
Imagine for a second that its May 1965 and you're out carousing in our Nation's capital. You and your girl are few drinks in when you stumble upon the Bohemian Caverns, a dark, basement nightclub on 11th Street. You hear the strains of live jazz music seeping into street and you decide to pop in for a nightcap (or two.)
Imagine for a second that its May 1965 and you're out carousing in our Nation's capital. You and your girl are few drinks in when you stumble upon the Bohemian Caverns, a dark, basement nightclub on 11th Street. You hear the strains of live jazz music seeping into street and you decide to pop in for a nightcap (or two.)
Inside is a crowd of mostly young people engulfed a low cloud of thick smoke. On stage are three black guys: Eldee Young on upright bass, Red Holt on drum kit and Mr. Ramsey Lewis on the black & whites. Alright, you think to yourself, this is The Ramsey Lewis trio that's been all the talk around these parts.
What you didn't realize is tonight's concert would turn out to be an historical one as their performance was being committed to tape and would soon be released as an LP entitled, "The In Crowd". This album would become a jazz classic, popularizing the rhythm & bluesy title track into a chart-topping standard. Other cuts like "Since I Fell For You", "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" and Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" capture Ramsey Lewis and his virtuoso rhythm section their absolute live best.
You take your seats, order some drinks and your date smiles and looks at you approvingly. You're in the "In Crowd" tonight for sure! (wink, wink)
RATING: 4.5 dark, smoke-filled nightclubs out of 5
The car looks familiar. Was Al Capone there?
ReplyDeleteNo. Sorry. That was The Green Hornet Mobile.
ReplyDeletewhere's kato?
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