Ramsey Lewis Trio – Down to Earth

Down to Earth captures the Ramsey Lewis Trio in an early and beautifully focused period, with Lewis on piano, Eldee Young on bass and Redd Holt on drums. Recorded in Chicago in 1958, the trio brings its distinctive blend of jazz, blues, swing and soul to selections including “Dark Eyes,” “Come Back to Sorrento,” “Soul Mist,” “John Henry,” “Greensleeves,” and “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” A great example of the sophisticated, soulful sound that would make Lewis one of the most successful jazz pianists of his generation.