HSPLS site
Login
My List - 0
Help
Search
My Account
Databases
HI Newspaper
eBooks/Audiobooks
Learning
PC Reservation
Reading Program
Basic
Advanced
Power
History
Search:
Title Browse
Author Browse
Subject Browse
Best Seller Browse
Music Title Browse
Video/DVD Title Browse
Journal/Newspaper Title Browse
Serial Title Browse
Series Browse (includes Bestseller List)
General Keyword
Title Keyword
Author Keyword
Subject Keyword
Name Keyword
Series Keyword
Score Title Browse
Talking Book Title Browse
Awards Note Browse
Bib No.
Barcode
Refine Search
> You're searching:
HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
Item Information
Holdings
Summary
More Content
More by this author
Lewis, Ramsey, author.
Subjects
Lewis, Ramsey
Jazz musicians -- Biography.
Pianists -- Biography.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Lewis, Ramsey, author.
by title:
Gentleman of jazz : ...
MARC Display
Gentleman of jazz : a life in music / Ramsey Lewis with Aaron Cohen.
by
Lewis, Ramsey, author.
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2023.
Subjects
Lewis, Ramsey
Jazz musicians -- Biography.
Pianists -- Biography.
ISBN:
9798200951727 (hardback) :
Description:
xviii, 189 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Foreword: Meeting Ramsey -- Coming up in Chicago -- Young families ascend -- Moving on with the in crowd -- New musical journeys -- Serene funk -- Jan's story -- Back to the classics -- Soaring on the airwaves -- Dreams at a century's dawn -- Reflection in time
Requests:
0
Summary:
"This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time. Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents' church and his early piano lessons. As he learned classical technique, Lewis also absorbed countless jazz records and heard gospel music weekly, finally becoming a performer himself in his teenage years. With his coauthor and collaborator, Aaron Cohen, Lewis describes his early steps in jazz from joining The Clefs in the '50s, to eventually establishing The Ramsey Lewis Trio. This account provides an evocative tour of Lewis's life from the club circuit of the early 1960s and recording with Chess Records to working with producer Maurice White and musicians such as Stevie Wonder. In this deep dive into an exceptional life and expansive career, Lewis takes us through the artistic challenges, offers insight and perspective on his own musical growth and the creative process, and describes his eventual foray into symphonic composition and performance. Gentleman of Jazz: A Life in Music serves as both an inspiration to young musicians eager to follow in his footsteps and a tribute to the legacy of Ramsey Lewis and is sure to excite longtime fans as well as those new to the jazz scene." --
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Status
Hawaii State Library
Art, Music & Recreation
786.2165 Lewis Le
Checked In
Add Copy to MyList
Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
786.2165 Lewis Le
Checked In
Add Copy to MyList
Kapolei Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
786.2165 Lewis Le
Checked In
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9884
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.