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The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington, D.C., and released on the Argo label.[1]

The In Crowd
Live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Released	1965
Recorded	May 13, 14 & 15, 1965
Venue	Bohemian Caverns, Washington D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:09
Label	Argo LP 757
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
You Better Believe Me (1964-65) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit, reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965, and the title track single "The 'In' Crowd" reached No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year.[6] The album also received a Grammy Award in 1966 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group, and the title track single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009.[7]

AllMusic stated that "this is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest, the 'in crowd' at the club was verbally into it, and the time for this music was right".[2]

Track listing

1. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 5:50
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:06
3. "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) - 5:02
4. "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" (Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers) - 3:01
5. "Spartacus (Love Theme from)" (Alex North) - 7:17
6. "Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:29
7. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis – piano
• Eldee Young – bass, cello
• Redd Holt – drums

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1965 (U.S.)

References

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