| Ivory Pyramid | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brazilica" | Maurice White, Martin Yarborough | 5:06 |
| 2. | "People Make the World Go 'Round" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Ivory Pyramid" | Ramsey Lewis | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Sarah Jane" | Dave Grusin | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Tequila Mockingbird" | Larry Dunn | 4:42 |
| 6. | "A Night in Bahia" | Ramsey Lewis | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Malachi (The Messenger)" | Ramsey Lewis | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Pavanne" | Ramsey Lewis | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Love's Gotta Hold" (featuring Liz Withers, Bobby Lewis) | Bobby Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Jackson Park" | Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis | 4:48 |
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