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Justin Steyer, KPLU Radio/ CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ramsey Lewis, 2009
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When Ramsey Lewis Dies
Ramsey Lewis died?
In a proper universe
Ramsey Lewis cannot die
He is a benchmark, a right of passage
He’s Ramsey Lewis for Christ’s sake
The jazz ambassador meets Miles half way
When folks like Ramsey Lewis die
There can be no justice
It serves as a stark reminder
Not a single one of us
Gets off this rock alive
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Ramsey Lewis died on September 12, 2022, at the age of 87
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David Nemerov, 75, has been writing poems for a little over three years. His subjects are whatever comes to mind. Along with the poetry he moonlights as drummer with an affinity for Jazz, Blues, Zydeco, and whatever catches his fancy.
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Listen to the 1965 recording of Ramsey Lewis performing Duke Ellington’s composition “Come Sunday” [Universal Music Group]
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