jazzypaul Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 From what I've heard, he had a heart attack in his sleep and never woke up. More details as they become available. I just finished writing the obituary. I'll try to post later. Anyway, he was a monster, and he was a lot more of a player than you'd realize listening to those Ramsey Lewis records. He's gonna be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Eldee and Red were the powerhouse behind Ramsey and created some of the first Acid Jazz recordings. RIP. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'm sorry to hear it. Their follow up album to The In Crowd, called Hang On Ramsey!, was my first jazz record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Sad news "The In-Crowd" still is in my father's LP collection, pretty beat-up... and just recently I picked up a copy of this fun Water twofer: BORN AGAIN (1970) / MELLOW DREAMIN' (1971) Eldee Young (bass); Redd Holt (drums) Additional personnel include: Kenneth Chaney, Bobby Lyle (keyboards); Donny Hathaway (background vocals). Liner Note Authors: Redd Holt; Pat Thomas Recording information: P.S. Studios, Chicago, Illinois (1970 - 1971) For the first time on CD are two classic soul-jazz albums from Young-Holt Unlimited originally released in '70 and '71 on Cotillion/Atlantic (blurb excerpted from the CDU page, via big-o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 ..dang...very sad to hear! I'm going to see Red Holt in a couple months...~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I can't believe this. I just saw this, and I was stunned! The original Ramsey Lewis Trio will always be one of my top favorite groups in the world! This cat swung his ass off! Rest in peace! I'm going to have to play some Lewis Trio albums in his honor. (as if I wouldn't of in the first place...) Sheldon, where are you seeing Red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I can't believe this. I just saw this, and I was stunned! The original Ramsey Lewis Trio will always be one of my top favorite groups in the world! This cat swung his ass off! Rest in peace! I'm going to have to play some Lewis Trio albums in his honor. (as if I wouldn't of in the first place...) Sheldon, where are you seeing Red? I saw Redd a few weeks ago at the Jazz Kitchen in Indy. The show was a blast and he's a great guy. I got some really nice photos and then my kazillion dollar camera expired on me....but the show was cool. m~ ps, the camera has been repaired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm listening to all my Young-Holt Unlimited stuff right now in Eldee's honor. I'll throw on the Ramsey Lewis joints next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I can't believe this. I just saw this, and I was stunned! The original Ramsey Lewis Trio will always be one of my top favorite groups in the world! This cat swung his ass off! Rest in peace! I'm going to have to play some Lewis Trio albums in his honor. (as if I wouldn't of in the first place...) Sheldon, where are you seeing Red? I saw Redd a few weeks ago at the Jazz Kitchen in Indy. The show was a blast and he's a great guy. I got some really nice photos and then my kazillion dollar camera expired on me....but the show was cool. m~ ps, the camera has been repaired! That's really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to on some Ramsey Lewis compilation LP I had early in the 1970's. - shame on Universal that we still have to wait for an expanded CD reissue of the classic Ramsey Lewis Trio LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to on some Ramsey Lewis compilation LP I had early in the 1970's. - shame on Universal that we still have to wait for an expanded CD reissue of the classic Ramsey Lewis Trio LPs. Eldee was the bass player. He played cello too. Always a positive spirit when I encountered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to on some Ramsey Lewis compilation LP I had early in the 1970's. - shame on Universal that we still have to wait for an expanded CD reissue of the classic Ramsey Lewis Trio LPs. Eldee was the bass player. He played cello too. Always a positive spirit when I encountered him. Mike may have been referring to Jazzkat's question and my reply about Holt. m~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 What part of " R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to" did I misunderstand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 What part of " R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to" did I misunderstand? I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 What part of " R.I.P. - he was one of the first drummers I really listened to" did I misunderstand? Sorry, my mistake - I was talking about Red Holt, of course. I'm heavily drum-biased, ya know ...... Still, R.I.P. Eldee Young - and I remember his cello playing, too. My apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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