RAMSEY LEWIS - Sun Goddess (1974-1999) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pianist Ramsey Lewis first came to fame as the purveyor of swinging soul-jazz in the mid-'60s, but like a lot of musicians he underwent some major changes by the end of that decade. Sun Goddess (1974), Lewis' biggest success of the decade, is miles away from the finger-snapping supper club sounds of "The In Crowd." By this time, Lewis had transformed himself into a jazz fusion funkateer, riffing on electric piano and synthesizer amid arrangements that meld jazz with funk, R&B, and yes, even touches of progressive rock. Sun Goddess is also something of a stealth Earth, Wind & Fire album, as it features most of the key players from that band, and bears echoes of EW&F's jazzier, more atmospheric side. by Rovi Staff

Tracklist:

1 Sun Goddess 8:29

Bass, Vocals – Verdine White

Congas, Vocals – Philip Bailey

Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Ensemble] – Charles Stepney

Guitar – Johnny Graham

Tenor Saxophone – Don Myrick

Timbales, Drums, Vocals – Maurice White

2 Living For The City 5:20

Bass [Upright Bass], Bass [Fender Bass] – Cleveland Eaton

Drums, Tambura, Congas, Percussion – Maurice Jennings

3 Love Song 5:53

Bass [Upright Bass], Bass [Fender Bass] – Cleveland Eaton

Drums, Tambura, Congas, Percussion – Maurice Jennings

Guitar – Byron Gregory

4 Jungle Strut 4:40

Bass [Upright Bass], Bass [Fender Bass] – Cleveland Eaton

Congas, Drums, Sounds [Weeah], Vocals – Derf Rehlew Raheem

Drums, Tambura, Congas, Percussion – Maurice Jennings

Guitar – Byron Gregory

Synthesizer [Freeman String Symphonizer] – Ramsey Lewis

5 Hot Dawgit 3:00

Bass, Vocals – Verdine White

Congas, Vocals – Philip Bailey

Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Ensemble] – Charles Stepney

Guitar – Johnny Graham

Timbales, Drums, Vocals – Maurice White

6 Tambura 2:53

Bass [Upright Bass], Bass [Fender Bass] – Cleveland Eaton

Drums, Tambura, Congas, Percussion – Maurice Jennings

Guitar – Byron Gregory

7 Gemini Rising 5:50

Bass [Upright Bass], Bass [Fender Bass] – Cleveland Eaton

Drums, Tambura, Congas, Percussion – Maurice Jennings