The Piano Player (Ramsey Lewis album) explained

The Piano Player
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis
Cover:	Ramsey Lewis- The Piano Player.jpg
Released:	March 1970
Recorded:	November 1969
Studio:	Ter Mar Studios, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Cadet
Producer:	Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Evans
Prev Title:	Another Voyage
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Them Changes
Next Year:	1970

The Piano Player is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, released in March 1970 on Cadet Records.^[1] The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart.^[2]

Overview

The Piano Player was produced by Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis and Richard Evans and arranged by Stepney with Evans. The album was also recorded during November 1969 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago.

Critical reception

According to MusicHound Jazz, "The fourth collaboration between Ramsey Lewis and Charles Stepney...has yet to be reissued in the CD format, but it was their best."^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "The Distant Dreamer" (Stevie Wonder)
2. "A Rainy Day in Centerville" (Charles Stepney)
3. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil)
4. "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb)
5. "Whenever, Wherever" (Charles Stepney)

Side 2

1. "Close Your Eyes and Remember" (Charles Stepney)
2. "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway)
3. "The Love I Feel for You" (Cleveland Eaton)
4. "Time and Space" (Richard Evans)
5. "Golden Slumbers" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
6. "Do I Love Her" (Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder)

Personnel

• Cleveland Eaton - bass
• Ramsey Lewis - piano, keyboards
• Maurice White - drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs	9
US Billboard 200^[4]	157

Notes and References

1. Ramsey Lewis: The Piano Player. 1970. Cadet Records.
2. Jazz LPs. 46. 82. 21. May 9, 1970. Billboard Magazine.
3. Book: Lee, Nancy Ann . Steven Holtje . Musichound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. . Visible Ink Press. . January 1998 . 1-57859-031-0.
4. Web site: Ramsey Lewis: The Piano Player (Billboard 200). billboard.com.