| The Piano Player | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Recorded | November 1969 | |||
| Studio | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Evans | |||
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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]
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]
| 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]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs [2] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200 [4] | 157 |
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