Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87

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Sigh... another good one gone. Article here.
"...Lewis is revered in jazz circles for 1960s hits like “The ‘In’ Crowd,” “Hang on Sloopy” and “Wade in the Water.” He earned three Grammy awards and seven gold records. The trio’s first record in 1956 was “Ramsey Lewis and the Gentlemen of Swing.”...

Lewis died Monday in his sleep at his Chicago home, according to his son, Bobby Lewis.
“He was just at peace,” Bobby Lewis told The Associated Press on Monday night. “Most people say when they met dad that he was a class act. He was that way even through his last breath.”...​
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May his soul rest in peace.
 
in 1963 I saw the Ramsey Lewis trio at the London House in Chicago......

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I was lucky enough to see him twice in person, at the Basin Street West club in San Francisco, and in concert where he opened for Ella Fitzgerald. Now that was a a concert! I wore out my vinyl "The In Crowd" album. RIP, Ramsey, you were definitely one of the great ones.
 
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