Legacy (Ramsey Lewis album)

Legacy
Legacy
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1978
Studio	Universal Studios and P.S. Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	James L. Mack, Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology

Legacy is an album by the jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, produced by James L. Mack and Lewis and released in 1978 by Columbia Records.^[1] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

The Pittsburgh Press wrote that Legacy "is a serious piece made up of toccata, adagio and fugue," adding "while rather rigidly structured, there's plenty of improvisation, and Legacy both holds together and holds your interest."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Legacy: Toccata/Adagio/Fugue"	James L. Mack	22:31
2.	"All the Way Live"	Byron Olson, M. Lang	4:27
3.	"I Love to Please You"	James L. Mack	3:49
4.	"Well, Well, Well"	James L. Mack	3:32
5.	"Moogin' On"	James L. Mack	3:22
6.	"Don't Look Back"	James L. Mack	4:40

Credits

Bass – Ron Harris
Bass, acoustic bass – Bernard Reed
Drums – Keith Howard
Guitar – Byron Gregory
Keyboards – Ramsey Lewis
Percussion – Derf Reklaw
Synthesizer – Terry Fryer

Producers – James L. Mack, Ramsey Lewis
Engineer – Stu Walder
Arranged by Byron Olson, James L. Mack

References

^ Ramsey Lewis: Legacy. Columbia Records. 1978.
^ Best Selling Jazz LPs. Vol. 90. Billboard Magazine. October 28, 1978. p. 48.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
^ "Ramsey Lewis: Legacy". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1978. p. 135.

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[Album-1] Ramsey Lewis: Legacy. Columbia Records. 1978.

[2] Best Selling Jazz LPs. Vol. 90. Billboard Magazine. October 28, 1978. p. 48.

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.

[PittsburghPress-4] "Ramsey Lewis: Legacy". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. October 8, 1978. p. 135.

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Studio albums	Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956) Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958) Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Down to Earth (1959) An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959) Stretching Out (1960) More Music from the Soil (1961) Never on Sunday (1961) Sound of Christmas (1961) The Sound of Spring (1962) Country Meets the Blues (1962) Bossa Nova (1962) Pot Luck (1963) Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963) Bach to the Blues (1964) More Sounds of Christmas (1964) You Better Believe Me (1964) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1967) Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967) Maiden Voyage (1968) Mother Nature's Son (1968) Another Voyage (1969) The Piano Player (1969) Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Solar Wind (1974) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977) Legacy (1978) Ramsey (1979) Routes (1980) Chance Encounter (1982) Les Fleurs (1983) The Two of Us (1984) Fantasy (1985) Keys to the City (1987) We Meet Again (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1995) Between the Keys (1996) Urban Knights II (1997) Appassionata (1999) Urban Knights III (2000) Urban Knights IV (2001) Time Flies (2004)
Live albums	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960) The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Dancing in the Street (1967) Them Changes (1970) The Groover (1972)
Singles	"The 'In' Crowd" "Hang On Sloopy" "Wade in the Water" "Sun Goddess"