In this excerpt from Ramsey Lewis’s posthumous memoir, the legendary pianist talks about how he turned the pop hit "The In Crowd" into his own jazz hit.
In 1965, Lewis' trio had a crossover hit with The 'In' Crowd, a jazz recording they made in a Washington, D.C. nightclub, which reached the pop charts. Lewis died Sept. 12.
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