Ivory Pyramid
Ivory Pyramid is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis released in 1992 on GRP Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Washington Post | (favourable)[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."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Credits
- Bass [electric, electric upright] – Charles Webb
- Drums, percussion – Steve Cobb
- Electric guitar, acoustic guitar – Henry Johnson
- Keyboards [electric] – Mike Logan
- Piano – Ramsey Lewis
- Vocals – Abimelec Cruz, Brenda M. Stewart, Elizabeth Withers, Jamie O. Navarro, Jesse Stanford, Kevin C. James, Mario C. Johnson, Morris Stewart, Bobby Lewis, Shannon Tate, Sheila Fuller[1]
- Producers – Carl Griffin, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis
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References
- Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid. GRP Records. 1992.
- Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- Hines, Geoffrey (November 18, 1992). "MODERATE SWING TO JAZZ-POP PIANIST". Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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