Ivory Pyramid

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Ivory Pyramid
Ramsey Lewis- Ivory Pyramid.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992 (1992)
Genre Jazz
Label GRP
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 American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1992 on GRP Records. [1] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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 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 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid. GRP Records. 1992.
  2. "Ramsey Lewis – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  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.