Musicians

elleng

(141,926 posts) Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:34 PM Sep 2022

Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2022/9/12/23349965/ramsey-lewis-dead-jazz-obituary-music-the-in-crowd-chicago?

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Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2022 OP

I didn't realize he was that old. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #1

A True Legend blue-wave Sep 2022 #2

Requiescat in pace, good soul. Thank you for the music. niyad Sep 2022 #3

Wow. We loved him..Bach to the Blues, etc.thx. n/t yorkster Sep 2022 #4

THIS... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #5

YES! elleng Sep 2022 #6

Beat me to it! Mme. Defarge Sep 2022 #8

In Crowd Sneederbunk Sep 2022 #7

Love Theme from Spartacus Mme. Defarge Sep 2022 #9

Saw Him A Couple Times ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #10

Baitball Blogger

(52,725 posts)

1. I didn't realize he was that old.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:41 PM

Sep 2022

One of the best.

blue-wave

(5,553 posts)

2. A True Legend

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:41 PM

Sep 2022

RIP

niyad

(134,035 posts)

3. Requiescat in pace, good soul. Thank you for the music.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:45 PM

Sep 2022

yorkster

(3,953 posts)

4. Wow. We loved him..Bach to the Blues, etc.thx. n/t

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 11:12 PM

Sep 2022

2naSalit

(103,811 posts)

5. THIS...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 11:24 PM

Sep 2022

Is Ramsey Lewis.

RIP my friend

elleng

(141,926 posts)

6. YES!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 11:30 PM

Sep 2022

Mme. Defarge

(9,053 posts)

8. Beat me to it!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 11:57 PM

Sep 2022

Sneederbunk

(17,642 posts)

7. In Crowd

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 11:41 PM

Sep 2022

Mme. Defarge

(9,053 posts)

9. Love Theme from Spartacus

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Sep 13, 2022, 12:02 AM

Sep 2022

ProfessorGAC

(77,291 posts)

10. Saw Him A Couple Times

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2022, 07:21 PM

Sep 2022

Once was late 90s with Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter on the bill. It was up at Ravinia in Chicago's north suburb.
There was serious piano playing that night!

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