Ivory Pyramid
Studio album by
Released1992 (1992)
GenreJazz
LabelGRP
Producer
  • Carl Griffin
  • Frayne Lewis
  • Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Urban Renewal
(1989)
Ivory Pyramid
(1992)
Sky Islands
(1993)

Ivory Pyramid is a studio album by Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1992 on GRP Records.[1] It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post wrote: "The emphasis is on ballads this time, and Lewis's spare phrases evoke a pretty romanticism fleshed out by his fusion quintet."[5]

Track listing

Track listing for Ivory Pyramid[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brazilica"Maurice White, Martin Yarborough5:06
2."People Make the World Go 'Round"Thom Bell, Linda Creed5:24
3."Ivory Pyramid"Ramsey Lewis4:28
4."Sarah Jane"Dave Grusin4:29
5."Tequila Mockingbird"Larry Dunn4:42
6."A Night in Bahia"Ramsey Lewis5:19
7."Malachi (The Messenger)"Ramsey Lewis4:12
8."Pavanne"Ramsey Lewis4:22
9."Love's Gotta Hold" (featuring Liz Withers, Bobby Lewis)Bobby Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis4:30
10."Jackson Park"Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis4:48

Personnel

  • Bass [electric, electric upright] – Charles Webb
  • Drums, percussion – Steve Cobb
  • Electric guitar, acoustic guitar – Henry Johnson
  • Keyboards [electric] – Mike Logan
  • Piano – Ramsey Lewis
  • Vocals – Abimelec Cruz, Brenda M. Stewart, Elizabeth Withers, Jamie O. Navarro, Jesse Stanford, Kevin C. James, Mario C. Johnson, Morris Stewart, Bobby Lewis, Shannon Tate, Sheila Fuller[1]
  • Producers – Carl Griffin, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid. GRP Records. 1992.
  2. "Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. "Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
  5. Hines, Geoffrey (November 18, 1992). "MODERATE SWING TO JAZZ-POP PIANIST". Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2020.



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