Ivory Pyramid

Ivory Pyramid
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1992 (1992)
Genre	Jazz
Label	GRP
Producer	Carl Griffin Frayne Lewis Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Urban Renewal (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993)

Ivory Pyramid is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1992 on GRP Records. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post wrote: "The emphasis is on ballads this time, and Lewis's spare phrases evoke a pretty romanticism fleshed out by his fusion quintet."

Track listing

Track listing for Ivory Pyramid

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Brazilica"	Maurice White, Martin Yarborough	5:06
2.	"People Make the World Go 'Round"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	5:24
3.	"Ivory Pyramid"	Ramsey Lewis	4:28
4.	"Sarah Jane"	Dave Grusin	4:29
5.	"Tequila Mockingbird"	Larry Dunn	4:42
6.	"A Night in Bahia"	Ramsey Lewis	5:19
7.	"Malachi (The Messenger)"	Ramsey Lewis	4:12
8.	"Pavanne"	Ramsey Lewis	4:22
9.	"Love's Gotta Hold" (featuring Liz Withers, Bobby Lewis)	Bobby Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis	4:30
10.	"Jackson Park"	Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis	4:48

Personnel

• Bass [electric, electric upright] – Charles Webb
• Drums, percussion – Steve Cobb
• Electric guitar, acoustic guitar – Henry Johnson
• Keyboards [electric] – Mike Logan
• Piano – Ramsey Lewis
• Vocals – Abimelec Cruz, Brenda M. Stewart, Elizabeth Withers, Jamie O. Navarro, Jesse Stanford, Kevin C. James, Mario C. Johnson, Morris Stewart, Bobby Lewis, Shannon Tate, Sheila Fuller
• Producers – Carl Griffin, Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis