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1992 studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Ivory Pyramid

Studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Released

1992 (1992)

Carl Griffin
Frayne Lewis
Ramsey Lewis

Ramsey Lewis chronology

Urban Renewal
(1989)

Ivory Pyramid
(1992)

Sky Islands
(1993)

Ivory Pyramid is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1992 on GRP Records. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

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."

Track listing

Track listing for *Ivory Pyramid*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Brazilica"	Maurice White, Martin Yarborough	5:06
2.	"People Make the World Go 'Round"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	5:24
3.	"Ivory Pyramid"	Ramsey Lewis	4:28
4.	"Sarah Jane"	Dave Grusin	4:29
5.	"Tequila Mockingbird"	Larry Dunn	4:42
6.	"A Night in Bahia"	Ramsey Lewis	5:19
7.	"Malachi (The Messenger)"	Ramsey Lewis	4:12
8.	"Pavanne"	Ramsey Lewis	4:22
9.	"Love's Gotta Hold" (featuring Liz Withers, Bobby Lewis)	Bobby Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis	4:30
10.	"Jackson Park"	Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis	4:48

Personnel

Bass – Charles Webb
Drums, percussion – Steve Cobb
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar – Henry Johnson
Keyboards – 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

References

^ Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid. GRP Records. 1992.
"Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
"Ramsey Lewis: Ivory Pyramid". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
Hines, Geoffrey (November 18, 1992). "MODERATE SWING TO JAZZ-POP PIANIST". Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

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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) 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 (1994) Urban Knights II (1997) Appassionata (1999)
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"

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