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Few Musicians Have Won a Wider Audience for Jazz

Has jazz legend Ramsey Lewis ever considered any career other than music? "Well, I'd watch Michael Jordan play and I'd think, 'I'll do that in the next life.' But for now, just put me at a piano and I'm happy."

Charles Leroux

                                      
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        	Ramsey Lewis: The Best of Ramsey Lewis
    
Marshall Bowden
Marshall Bowden

        22 Apr 2002

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Few Musicians Have Won a Wider Audience for Jazz

Has jazz legend Ramsey Lewis ever considered any career other than music? "Well, I'd watch Michael Jordan play and I'd think, 'I'll do that in the next life.' But for now, just put me at a piano and I'm happy."

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