Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy

Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy
Live album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1982
Studio	CBS Recording Studios, New York, New York Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, California P.S. Studios, Chicago, Illinois The Savoy Theater, New York, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:21
Label	Columbia
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Three Piece Suite (1981) Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy (1982) Chance Encounter (1982)

Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy is a live album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, released in 1982 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Martha Smith of the Providence Journal declared Lewis "is back on track here with a dynamic album recorded live at the Savoy in New York." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Close Your Eyes and Remember"	Ramsey Lewis	6:55
2.	"Sassy Stew"	Ramsey Lewis	6:46
3.	"Callin' Fallin'"	L. Bates, R Irving III	4:19
4.	"Baby What You Want Me to Do"	Ramsey Lewis	4:13
5.	"You Never Know"	L. Bates, R Irving III	4:34
6.	"Lynn"	H. Johnson	5:36
7.	"It's Just Called Love"	H. Johnson	6:22
8.	"Hits Medley (Wade In The Water, Hang On Sloopy, The In Crowd"	Wes Farrell, Bobby Russell	6:44

Credits

• Bass – Greg Williams
• Co-producer – Ramsey Lewis
• Conductor – Tom Tom "84"
• Drums – Terry Morrisette
• Electric Piano – Dean Gant, Robert Irving III
• Engineer – Joe Jorgensen
• Executive Producer – George Butler
• Guitar – Henry Johnson, Phil Upchurch
• Percussion – Steve Thornton, Tom Washington
• Piano – Ramsey Lewis
• Producer – Thomas C. Washington (Tom Tom "84")

Saxophone – Don Myrick, Grover Washington, Jr.

• Synthesizer – Dean Gant
• Trombone – Louis Satterfield
• Trumpet – "Yob" Michael Harris, "Rahmlee" Michael Davis
• Vocals – Alice Echols, Alisa Gyse, Clora Williams, John (Yohon) Harbin, Morris Gray ^[1]

References

1. Ramsey Lewis: Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy. Columbia Records. 1982.
2. "Ramsey Lewis – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
3. "Ramsey Lewis: Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
4. Smith, Martha (June 27, 1982). "Record reviews Tyner, Lewis diversify; Mangione disappoints". Providence Journal – via newsbank.com.