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Eldee Young
Eldee Young (January 7, 1936 – February 12, 2007) was a jazz double-bass and cello player who performed in the cool jazz, post bop and rhythm and blues mediums. Born in 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, Young started playing upright bass at the age of 13. He was helped by his eldest brother who played guitar. He joined the Ramsey Lewis Trio in 1955. After a decade together he split along with bandmate, Isaac "Red" Holt to form the Young-Holt Trio. They changed their name to Young-Holt Unlimited in 1968. After they split in 1974, Young continued playing, mainly with small groups in Chicago. He also played with pianist Jeremy Monteiro for more than 20 years. Young also appeared on the albums of James Moody and Eden Atwood, among others. Young died in Bangkok, Thailand, from a heart attack at age 71. Discography With Ramsey Lewis *''Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing'' (Argo, 1956) *'' Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz'' (Argo, 1956) *'' Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsey Lewis And His Gentle-men Of Jazz
''Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz'' is the second album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label. accessed September 18, 2012 Reception awarded the album 4 stars calling it an "enjoyable trio set".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012 Track listing # "Delilah" ( |
Barefoot Sunday Blues
''Barefoot Sunday Blues'' is an album by Ramsey Lewis Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 10, 2012 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 10, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated'' # "" ( |
Pot Luck (Ramsey Lewis Album)
''Pot Luck'' is an album performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 10, 2012 Reception awarded the album 2 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 10, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated'' # "Andaluza" () - 3:20 # "Look-A-Here" - 4:00 # " |
Bossa Nova (Ramsey Lewis Album)
''Bossa Nova'' is an album of Bossa nova compositions by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 9, 2012 Reception awarded the album 4 stars stating "the Ramsey Lewis Trio embraced the sunkissed Rio groove to create one of its most unusual and engaging LPs".Ankeney, JAllmusic Review accessed October 9, 2012 Track listing # "Samba de Orpheus" ( |
Country Meets The Blues
''Country Meets the Blues'' is an album of jazz interpretations of country music and blues tunes performed by the Ramsey Lewis' Trio which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 9, 2012 Reception awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 9, 2012 Track listing # "" ( |
The Sound Of Spring
''The Sound of Spring'' is an album of compositions related to springtime by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 9, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated'' # "Sound of Spring" - 2:30 # " Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (, Tommy Wolf) - 4:25 # "Blue Spring" - 3:00 # "" ( |
Sound Of Christmas
''Sound of Christmas'' is an album of Christmas music by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label. The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Christmas LPs chart. Lewis recorded a second seasonal album, '' More Sounds of Christmas'', in 1964. Reception AllMusic stated: "This is a pleasing, if rather brief (29 minutes) Christmas jazz album that was originally quite popular... fun and melodic, if not all that unique".Yanow, SAllMusic Reviewaccessed October 8, 2012 Track listing # "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 4:04 # "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 2:11 # "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:25 # "Christmas Blues" (Skitch Henderson, Ramsey Lewis) - 2:50 # "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman) - 2:41 # "The Sound of Christmas" (Riley Hampton, Lewis) - 2:22 # "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:18 # "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never On Sunday (album)
''Never on Sunday'' is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 8, 2012 Reception awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pianist Ramsey Lewis, bassist Eldee Young, and drummer Red Holt had one of the most popular groups in jazz of the era, playing soulful and melodic versions of standards that were both swinging and accessible".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed October 8, 2012 Track listing # "The Ripper" (Ramsey Lewis) - 2:00 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Music From The Soil
''More Music from the Soil'' is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 8, 2012 Reception awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a typically enjoyable and accessible early Ramsey Lewis Trio recording".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed October 8, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated'' # " |
The Ramsey Lewis Trio In Chicago
''The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago'' is a live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 8, 2012 Reception wrote: "One of pianist Ramsey Lewis' most satisfying jazz albums of his pre-''The In Crowd'' days... The trio stretches out a little more during the live date than they did in the studio, and they seem inspired by the audience".Yanow, SAllMusic Review accessed October 8, 2012 Track listing # " |
Stretching Out
''Stretching Out'' is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label. accessed October 8, 2012 Reception awarded the album 4 stars calling it "among Lewis' strongest from the jazz standpoint, balancing a commercial emphasis on melody with jazz improvising and swinging".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed October 8, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ramsey Lewis, Eldee Young and Isaac "Red" Holt except as indicated'' # " |
