from Oannes *

Δυσφημισμένη από την avant guard των ‘60s σαν “εύκολη” και “εμπορική”, η μουσική του Ramsey Lewis είχε μεγάλη απήχηση, σκορπώντας κύματα ευφορίας σε ένα ευρύ ακροατήριο, θολώνοντας τα όρια ανάμεσα στην ποπ και την jazz, θυμίζοντας κάτι ξεχασμένο : η τελευταία είχε ξεκινήσει σαν μουσική χορού και διασκέδασης, και δεν υπάρχει τίποτα επιλήψιμο σ’ αυτό.
Ακούμε δυο κομμάτια από το Ramsey Lewis Trio, και την διασκευή του RL στο spiritual “Wade In The Water”.

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Defamed by ’60s avant guard as “easy” and “commercialized”, Ramsey Lewis’ music had great resonance, spreading waves of euphoria among wide audiences, blurring the boundaries between pop and jazz, reminiscent of something forgotten: the latter had begun as music for dance and entertainment, and there is nothing wrong about it.
We hear two tracks by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, and RL’s cover of the spiritual “Wade In The Water”.

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00:00 Wade In The Water
03:51 Movin’ Easy (Ramsey Lewis)
07:09 Old Devil Moon (Burton Lane)

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Enjoy!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!