Ramsey Lewis

Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey

First-ever Album of Originals!

Concord Jazz presents Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey from the iconic pianist/bandleader Ramsey Lewis. At the age of 74, Lewis has not only continued to be active in the jazz world, but he's also forging ahead with a newly inspired creative instinct as a composer. This re-envisioned artistic sensibility is showcased on his new album, which is a remarkable, refined collection of 12 new originals that he composed over a period of two years. The collection includes music from two commissioned world premiere performances at Ravinia! Eight songs come from the score of 2007's ballet To Know Her...written for the Joffrey Ballet Company and four pieces come from 2008's Muses and Amusements suite performed with the Turtle Island Quartet.

Titles: To Know Her is to Love Her

Touching, Feeling, Knowing

Clouds in Reverie

The Spark

Conversation

The Way She Smiles

Exhilaration

The Glow of Her Charm

Rendevous

Long Before She Knew

Sharing Her Journey

Watercolors