| The Piano Player | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Recorded | November 1969 | |||
| Studio | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Evans | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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The Piano Player is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, released in March 1970 on Cadet Records.[1] The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart.[2]
Overview
The Piano Player was produced by Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis and Richard Evans and arranged by Stepney with Evans. The album was also recorded during November 1969 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| MusicHound Jazz | (favourable)[3] |
According to MusicHound Jazz, "The fourth collaboration between Ramsey Lewis and Charles Stepney...has yet to be reissued in the CD format, but it was their best."[3]
Track listing
Side 1
- "The Distant Dreamer" (Stevie Wonder)
- "A Rainy Day in Centerville" (Charles Stepney)
- "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil)
- "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb)
- "Whenever, Wherever" (Charles Stepney)
Side 2
- "Close Your Eyes and Remember" (Charles Stepney)
- "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway)
- "The Love I Feel for You" (Cleveland Eaton)
- "Time and Space" (Richard Evans)
- "Golden Slumbers" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Do I Love Her" (Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder)
Personnel
- Cleveland Eaton - bass
- Ramsey Lewis - piano, keyboards
- Maurice White - drums
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs[2] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 157 |
References
- 1 2 Ramsey Lewis: The Piano Player. Cadet Records. 1970.
- 1 2 "Jazz LPs". Billboard Magazine. Vol. 82, no. 21. May 9, 1970. p. 46.
- 1 2 Lee, Nancy Ann; Steven Holtje (January 1998). Musichound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 1-57859-031-0.
- ↑ "Ramsey Lewis: The Piano Player (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.
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