Legacy (Ramsey Lewis album)

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Legacy
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Studio album by
Released1978 (1978)
StudioUniversal Studios and P.S. Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Length42:21
Label Columbia
Producer James L. Mack, Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Tequila Mockingbird
(1978)
Legacy
(1978)
Ramsey
(1979)

Legacy is an album by the jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, produced by James L. Mack and Lewis and released in 1978 by Columbia Records. [1] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
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The Pittsburgh Press wrote that Legacy "is a serious piece made up of toccata, adagio and fugue," adding "while rather rigidly structured, there's plenty of improvisation, and Legacy both holds together and holds your interest." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Legacy: Toccata/Adagio/Fugue"James L. Mack22:31
2."All the Way Live"Byron Olson, M. Lang4:27
3."I Love to Please You"James L. Mack3:49
4."Well, Well, Well"James L. Mack3:32
5."Moogin' On"James L. Mack3:22
6."Don't Look Back"James L. Mack4:40

Credits

References

  1. Ramsey Lewis: Legacy. Columbia Records. 1978.
  2. Best Selling Jazz LPs. Vol. 90. Billboard Magazine. October 28, 1978. p. 48.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
  4. "Ramsey Lewis: Legacy". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1978. p. 135.