The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)
# The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)

The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington, D.C., and released on the Argo label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| Record Mirror | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit, reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965, and the title track single "The 'In' Crowd" 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 Grammy Award 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.

AllMusic 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".

## Track listing

* "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 5:50
* "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:06
* "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) - 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, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:29
* "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50

## Personnel

* Ramsey Lewis – piano
* Eldee Young – bass, cello
* Redd Holt – drums
