''The In Crowd'' is a

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by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1965 at the

Bohemian Caverns The Bohemian Caverns, founded in 1926, was a restaurant and jazz nightclub located on the NE Corner of the intersection of 11th Street and U Street NW in Washington, D.C. The club started out as Club Caverns - a small establishment in the basem ...

nightclub in Washington, D.C., and released on the

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label.

Reception

The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit, reaching the top position on the

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R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965, and the title track single "

The 'In' Crowd "The 'In' Crowd" is a 1964 song written by Billy Page and arranged by his brother Gene and originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album ''Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go"''. It appeared on an episode of ''Dick Clark's Rock, ...

" reached No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year. The album also received a

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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.

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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".Nastos, M. G
AllMusic Review
accessed October 11, 2012

Track listing

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" (Billy Page) - 5:50 # " Since I Fell for You" ( Buddy Johnson) - 4:06 # "

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" (

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) - 5:02 # "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" ( Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers) - 3:01 # "Spartacus (Love Theme from)" ( Alex North) - 7:17 # " Felicidade (Happiness)" (

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

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) - 3:29 # "Come Sunday" (

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) - 4:50

Personnel

* Ramsey Lewis –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:In Crowd, The 1965 live albums Ramsey Lewis live albums Argo Records live albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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