The Ramsey Lewis Trio Donald Byrd Quintet Cleveland Eaton & The Kats Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet Cleveland Eaton Trio
Born August 31, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. Died July 5, 2020.
Musician (piano, saxophone, trumpet, tuba, string bass),
producer, arranger, composer, publisher and head of his own Birmingham-based record company.
ALBUMS
Cleve Eaton & Friends*
"A Classic"
1988, CD, Cleveland Eaton Enterprises Inc.
Cleve Eaton*
Cleve Eaton & Friends "A Classic"
1988, 
Cleveland Eaton
Strolling With The Count
1980
Cleveland Eaton And The Garden Of Eaton
I'm Lonely Tonight
1979, 7", Single, Miracle Records (2), Ovation Records, Gull
Cleveland Eaton And The Garden Of Eaton
Keep Love Alive
1979
Cleveland Eaton
Bama Boogie Woogie
1979
Cleveland Eaton & The Garden Of Eaton
Get Off / I'm Lonely Tonight
1979, 
,
, Disco
Cleveland Eaton
I Don't Know
1979,
Cleveland Eaton
Instant Hip
1976, LP, Album, Ovation Records, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Free Funk/Funk/Disco/Soul
Cleveland Eaton
Bama Boogie Woogie
1976
Cleveland Eaton
Plenty Good Eaton
1975, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Free Funk/Funk/Disco
Cleveland Eaton
Chitown Theme
1975
Cleveland Eaton
Half And Half
1973
Garden Of Eaton*
Bama Boogie Woogie
1979, 7", Cle An Thair Records, ,
, Disco/Funk/Soul
Ramsey Lewis
Upendo Ni Pamoja / Funky Serenity
1975
Ramsey Lewis
Solar Wind
1974, 
,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
The Everywhere Calypso
1974
The Kats
Under The Covers
1969, ,
, Soul/Funk
Mary Alice McCall
Wade In The Water
7", E & C Records
Ramsey Lewis
Solar Wind
1974
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
In Person Volume Two: 1965-67
2008, CD, Comp, RE, Rev-Ola, 
,
, Easy Listening
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
The "In" Crowd
1992, CD, Comp, The Entertainers
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Upendo Ni Pamoja
1972, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Fusion
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)
1972
Cleveland Eaton & The Kats
It's Mookie Time
1971, 7", Cle An Thair Records, Cle An Thair Records, ,
, Soul-Jazz
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Another Voyage
1969
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Wanderin' Rose
1969, ,
, Soul/Cool Jazz
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Soul Incorporated
1968, ,
, Soul-Jazz
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
More Sounds Of Christmas
1964, ,
, Easy Listening/Holiday/Soul-Jazz
APPEARANCES +
Various
Disco Discharge Classic Disco
2024
Various
Black Jazz Records: The Complete Singles
2023
Donald Byrd & Herbie Hancock
Royal Flush
2019, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Jazz Images
The Soulful Strings
Paint It Black + Groovin' With The Soulful Strings
2019, CD, Comp, RM, Oldays Records, Clinck Records, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Rhythm & Blues
George Benson
Original Album Series
2017, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, Box Set, 
,
, Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Disco/Jazz-Funk
Muro
King Of Diggin' "Diggin' Black Jazz"
2012, CD, Comp, Mixed, Snow Dog Records, Black Jazz Records, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Funky Serenity / Salongo
2012, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + Comp, RM, R2 Records, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Upendo Ni Pamoja & Sun Goddess
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RE, SuperBird, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Various
Jazz Swings Motown
2009, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
Latin Jazz
2008, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group, ,
, Samba/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Easy Listening/Latin Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Boogaloo
Various
Mighty SuperFunk. Rare 45s And Undiscovered Masters 1967-1978 (Volume 6)
2008, CD, ,
, Funk
Various
Coffee Time Jazz
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group, ,
, Big Band/Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz
Various
Celebrating The Silver Anniversary Of The Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival At New Trier High School - 25 Years And Still Counting
2007, 2xCD, Mark Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Big Band/Fusion/Bluegrass/Latin Jazz
Bunky Green
Playin' For Keeps
2007
Various
Swinging Christmas
2007, CD, ,
, Big Band/Vocal/Soul-Jazz/Swing/Holiday
Various
Can You Dig It?
2007, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Boogaloo/Funk/Latin Jazz
Various
Hit The Rhodes, Jack
2005, CD Digipak, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Funk
Lena Horne
An Evening With Lena Horne
2005, ,
, Vocal
Various
Chess Northern Soul
2005, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Dexter Gordon
The Complete Prestige Recordings
2004, ,
, Hard Bop/Bop
Various
Chicago Soul
2004, CD, ,
, Electric Blues/Soul/Funk/Chicago Blues
Various
Verve // Remixed² / Verve // Unmixed²
2003, 2x CD Digipak, 
,
, House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Tuesdays Child
Burnin'
2003, ,
, House
The Count Basie Big Band* And Lester Young
Basie Swings
2002, DVD-A, Comp, Multichannel, Denon
Various
Burt Bacharach - Lounge Legends
2001, CD, Comp, Brunswick
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis's Finest Hour
2000, CD,
Joe Williams
Triple Play
1999, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Co, Telarc, ,
, Big Band
Various
Classic Jazz: Jazz Greats
1999,
Various
Pulp Fusion: Return To The Tough Side (Original 1970's Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics)
1998, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk
Ramsey Lewis Trio*
The Greatest Hits
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Folio, Chess
Various
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest
1997, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Santa's Bag - An All-Star Jazz Christmas
1994
The Count Basie Orchestra* Under The Direction Of Frank Foster
Basie's Bag
1994, CD, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Moods Volume 2
1993, CD, Comp, Jazz World,
Various
Jazz Moods
1993, 5xCD, Comp, Jazz World, 
,
, Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing
Joe Williams With The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Frank Foster
Live At Orchestra Hall, Detroit
1993, CD, ,
, Big Band/Vocal/Swing/Ballad
The Count Basie Orchestra* Directed By Frank Foster
Live At El Morocco
1992, CD, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Ramsey Lewis
Electric Collection
1991, ,
, Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul-Jazz/Soul
Various
Off The Wall (Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves)
1991, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
The Heatin' System - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 2
1991
George Benson & Count Basie Orchestra
Big Boss Band
1990, ,
, Big Band/Swing
The Count Basie Orchestra* Directed By Frank Foster
The Legend, The Legacy
1989, CD, ,
, Big Band
Various
Groove Zone Sector Three
1989, ,
, Disco
Various
The Best Of Chess Jazz
1988, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band
Ramsey Lewis Trio*
The Greatest Hits
1987
Count Basie Orchestra
"Fancy Pants"
1986, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Cleveland Eaton Trio Plus Voices
Live Vol. I
1985, LP, TBA Records (5),
Sexy Wet
Sexy Wet
1985, Cass, S/Sided, Single, TBA Records (5), ,
, Contemporary R&B/Funk
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
88 Basie Street
1984, ,
, Big Band
Ramsey Lewis
His Greatest Sides: Volume One
1983, 
,
, Soul-Jazz
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Me And You
1983,
Various
The Dance Decade 1973-1983
1983, 9x Cassette, Box Set, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Ramsey Lewis
The Best Of Ramsey Lewis
1981, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Tee Carson* And The Basie Bandsmen
Basically Count
1981, ,
, Post Bop/Swing/Vocal
Donald Byrd Pepper Adams Quintet*
Jorgie's Hip-Intertainment Volume One
1981
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Warm Breeze
1981, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Count Basie, Joe Turner*, Eddie "CleanHead" Vinson
Kansas City Shout
1980, Vinyl Red, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Minnie Riperton / Meri Wilson
Puzzle: Come To My Garden / First Take
1978, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Puzzle (3), Zafiro
Kenny Burrell
Recapitulation
1976, 2x Vinyl,
Ramsey Lewis
Solid Ivory
1974
Ramsey Lewis
Sun Goddess
1974, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
25 Years Of Prestige
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz/Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Hang On Sloopy (Funky Reggae Style)
1973, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Sonny Stitt
Soul Girl
1973, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Funky Serenity
1973, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Golden Hits
1973, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz
Charles Bevel
Meet "Mississippi Charles" Bevel
1973
Terry Callier
I Just Can't Help Myself
1973, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Soul
Ammons* & Moody*
Chicago Concert
1973, Vinyl, ,
, Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
Shades Of Brown
How Could You Love Him / He Ain't Heavy
1972, 7", On Top Records (5)
The Kats
The New Bump And Twist
1972, 7", Cle An Thair Records, Cle An Thair Records
Ramsey Lewis
Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)
1972
Ramsey Lewis
Inside Ramsey Lewis
1972
Cleveland Eaton And The Kats*
Half And Half Volume 1
1972, Vinyl,
Mary Alice McCall
Save The Tears And Heartaches
1972
Mary Alice McCall
I'm Moving Home / Now I'm Through With You
1971, 7", Mono, Cle An Thair Records, Cle An Thair Records
Ramsey Lewis / Phil Upchurch
The Way We Feel
1971, LP, Comp, Som Maior, Cadet
Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon
The Chase!
1971
Ramsey Lewis
We've Only Just Begun / Back To The Roots
1971, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Back To The Roots
1971, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother / Up In Yonder
1971, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Candida / Love Now On
1971, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Jerry Butler
The Sagittarius Movement
1971
Ramsey Lewis
Them Changes
1970
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player
1970, ,
, Cool Jazz/Easy Listening
Ramsey Lewis
Everybody's Talkin' / The Love I Feel For You
1970, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Minnie Riperton
Come To My Garden
1970
The Soulful Strings
String Fever
1969
Ramsey Lewis
Encore! / Ramsey Lewis In Tokyo (Vol. 2)
1969
Ramsey Lewis
Maiden Voyage
1968, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Brother Jack McDuff
The Natural Thing
1968
John Klemmer With Quartet And With Strings*
And We Were Lovers
1968, Vinyl,
The Soulful Strings
The Magic Of Christmas
1968
Ramsey Lewis
"Live" In Tokyo
1968, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Dancing In The Street
1967, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Goin' Latin
1967, ,
, Latin Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Soul Man / Struttin' Lightly
1967
Ramsey Lewis
The Movie Album
1967
Ramsey Lewis
Up Pops Ramsey Lewis
1967
The Soulful Strings
Groovin' With The Soulful Strings
1967, ,
, Easy Listening/Space-Age/Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Wade In The Water
1966, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues
Sonny Cox
The Wailer
1966
Ramsey Lewis
Wade In The Water
1966, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Soul
Herb Lance
The Comeback
1966, Vinyl, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Vocal
Bunky Green
Playin' For Keeps
1966
Bunky Green
Testifyin' Time
1965
The Ramsey Lewis Trio + Jean DuShon
You Better Believe Me
1965, Vinyl Grey label, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Larry Novak
Larry Novak Plays!
1964, LP, Album, Mono, Dot Records,
The Soul Controllers
Right On, Brother - Right On / I Ain't Lyin'
7", Cat (2), Cat (2)
The Vegas
10,000 Students Going To The School Of Love
7", Cle An Thair Records
The Opportunity Please Knock Chorus
All This Talk About Freedom / I'll Be Back
7", Ramsel Records
Spice
I Need A Man / Reach Out (I'll Be There)
7", Cle An Thair Records, Cle An Thair Records
Johnny Strapp
Everybody Is Trying To Play Somebody
7", Cle An Thair Records, Cle An Thair Records, ,
, Funk
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis's Finest Hour
CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,
Ramsey Lewis Trio*
Complete Live In Tokyo
2xCD, Comp, Jazz X-Perience, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Grover Washington, Jr.
Come Morning
, Smooth Jazz
Various
Soul Classics Of The 60s (American Classics)
, Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Ramsey Lewis
Tobacco Road
Vinyl, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Soul
Luigi Butera
Maiden Voyage
2017, File, MP3, WAV, Mixed, Mixtape, musiques modernes, 
Gilles Peterson
Black Jazz Radio
2012
Monk One
The Funky Disco Sound Of Monk One
2006, CD, Mixed, Promo, Names You Can Trust, ,
, Disco
Various
The Best Of Black Jazz
2006, CD, Comp, Black Jazz Records, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Modal
Kei Kobayashi
Routine Funk #01
2005, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Various
Killer Jazz Funk From Black Jazz Vault
2005, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
The Disco Dogs
Lost, Rare & Classic Club Anthems Volume 1
2001, LP, Comp, Disco Dog Records
Various
Messin' Around - Rare Funk And Jazz
1995, LP, Comp, Mono, W/Lbl, Not On Label,
Various
Groove Zone Sector Three
1989
Various
Sounds Of The 70's
1983, 2xLP, Comp, Cambra
Various
The Dance Decade 1973-1983
1983, 14x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
Disco Flash 1
1980, LP, Comp, Sinyal
Miles Davis Quintet*
Miles In St. Louis
1981
Ramsey Lewis
Maiden Voyage
1969
Ramsey Lewis
Up Pops Ramsey Lewis
1969, 
,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Dancing In The Street
1968, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Ramsey Lewis
Wade In The Water
1967
Ramsey Lewis
Goin' Latin
1967, ,
, Boogaloo/Latin Jazz
Various
Various
LP, Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
U.S.A. Best Jazz 7
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Atlantic Records (2),
Terry Callier
I Just Can't Help Myself
, Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz
