Remember a tune called “The 'In' Crowd"? Recorded live at the Bohemian Caverns in Washington, D.C., by Ramsey Lewis and his trio at the time, it was (and is) irresistible: upbeat, swinging, punctuated by approval from the audience ("Play that song!").
“The 'In' Crowd" reached #2 on the Billboard pop albums chart in 1965, the height of the British invasion, the same year as “(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction" and “Eight Days a Week."
The mop-tops are mostly retired or dead, but Lewis is still out there performing and recording. For those who wonder whos listening, heres a brief quote from rapper/composer Gurus second “Jazzmatazz" album: “Respect the architect ... my man, the legend, Ramsey Lewis."
“The 'In' Crowd" reached #2 on the Billboard pop albums chart in 1965, the height of the British invasion, the same year as “(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction" and “Eight Days a Week."
The mop-tops are mostly retired or dead, but Lewis is still out there performing and recording. For those who wonder whos listening, heres a brief quote from rapper/composer Gurus second “Jazzmatazz" album: “Respect the architect ... my man, the legend, Ramsey Lewis."
