Ramsey Lewis had a pop hit with an instrumental version of The In Crowd, with which we could all identify (I'm in with the In Crowd, I go where the In Crowd goes), in the 1960's. Commencing in April 2006, Lewis has hosted a weekly PBS series of half-hour jazz performances featuring specific themes or groupings. On Friday night, I caught the episode The Golden Horns with trumpeters Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove and Chris Botti exchanging rather banal chitchat with Ramsey, but then each playing a jazz number in his own unique style, then all playing together with Lewis for the finale. Very pleasant. And, of course, there are various CDs and DVDs available to purchase- here.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Caught on the tube (well, not a tube anymore)....
Ramsey Lewis had a pop hit with an instrumental version of The In Crowd, with which we could all identify (I'm in with the In Crowd, I go where the In Crowd goes), in the 1960's. Commencing in April 2006, Lewis has hosted a weekly PBS series of half-hour jazz performances featuring specific themes or groupings. On Friday night, I caught the episode The Golden Horns with trumpeters Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove and Chris Botti exchanging rather banal chitchat with Ramsey, but then each playing a jazz number in his own unique style, then all playing together with Lewis for the finale. Very pleasant. And, of course, there are various CDs and DVDs available to purchase- here.
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