The Piano Player (Ramsey Lewis album)


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

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."

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "The Distant Dreamer"
  2. "A Rainy Day in Centerville"
  3. "Everybody's Talkin'"
  4. "Didn't We"
  5. "Whenever, Wherever"

    Side 2

  6. "Close Your Eyes and Remember"
  7. "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
  8. "The Love I Feel for You"
  9. "Time and Space"
  10. "Golden Slumbers"
  11. "Do I Love Her"

    Personnel