Ivory Pyramid Explained
| Ivory Pyramid |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ramsey Lewis |
| Cover: | Ramsey Lewis- Ivory Pyramid.jpg |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | GRP |
| Producer: | - Carl Griffin
- Frayne Lewis
- Ramsey Lewis
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| Prev Title: | Urban Renewal |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Sky Islands |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
Ivory Pyramid is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1992 on GRP Records.[1] It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
Critical reception
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."[3]
Personnel
- 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
- Producers – Carl Griffin, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis
Notes and References
- Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid. 1992. GRP Records.
- Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums). Billboard. June 23, 2020.
- News: MODERATE SWING TO JAZZ-POP PIANIST . Geoffrey . Hines . Geoffrey Himes . November 18, 1992. Washington Post. June 23, 2020.
