The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)

The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington D.C. and released on the Argo label.[1]

The In Crowd
Live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Released	1965
Recorded	May 13, 14 & 15, 1965
Venue	Bohemian Caverns, Washington D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:09
Label	Argo LP 757
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
You Better Believe Me (1964-65) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965 and the single, "The 'In' Crowd" reaching No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year.[3] The album also received a Grammy Award in 1966 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group and the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009.[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "this is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest, the "in crowd" at the club was verbally into it, and the time for this music was right".[2]

Track listing

1. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 5:50
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:06
3. "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) - 5:02
4. "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" (Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers) - 3:01
5. "Spartacus (Love Theme from)" (Alex North) - 7:17
6. "Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:29
7. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• Eldee Young - bass, cello
• Redd Holt - drums

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1965 (U.S.)

References

1. Argo Records discography accessed October 11, 2012
2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2012
3. Allmusic Awards entry, accessed October 11, 2012
4. Grammy Hall of Fame, accessed October 11, 2012