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Webster Lewis
Webster was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the New England Conservatory of
Music under Gunther Schuller. He started out in jazz working with Tony Williams, George Russell,
Bill Evans, Stanton Davis, and the Piano Choir. His first release was Live at Club 7, issued in
1971. He signed with Epic Records in 1976 and began releasing disco music, where he found commercial
success. He had two charting singles, 1977's "On the Town/Saturday Night Steppin' Out/Do it With
Style" and 1980's "Give Me Some Emotion".
Lewis worked extensively as a session musician and studio arranger, for Herbie Hancock, Barry White, and others. He also produced for such artists as Gwen McCrae and Michael Wycoff. He later branched into soundtrack work for film and television, including for the films The Hearse and The Sky Is Grey. In 1963, Lewis co-founded Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., which is part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Lewis died in 2002. |
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The Old Bum's Rush Polydor 2391052 released 1972 recorded in Boston, MA/USA |
Tony Williams, drums, vocal Tequila (Laura Logan), vocal, guitar, percussion Webster Lewis, organ, clavinet David Horowitz, piano, harp, vibes Tillmon Williams, tenor sax Herb Bushler, baritone sax |
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Living Time Sony Music Japan International SICP2756 released 1972 recorded 1972 in New York/USA |
George Russell, composer, timpani Arnuv Hegstad, conductor Jan Garbarek, tenor sax Stanton Davis jr., trumpet Bjørnar Andresen, guitar Terje Rypdal, guitar Bobo Stenson, piano Webster Lewis, organ Arild Andersen, bass Bjornar Andersen, bass Don Hovey, bass, vocals Don Kendrick, bass, vocals Jon Christensen, percussion Sue Auclair, vocals Gailanne Cummings, vocals Kay Dunlap, vocals David Dusing, vocals Joyce Gippo, vocals Ray Hardin, vocals Dan Windham, vocals |
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Listen To The Silence Concept Records CR002 released 1973 recorded live 26 June 1971 at Kongberg Church in Kongsberg/Norway |
Bill Evans, Fender Rhodes, piano George Russell, conductor Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax, clarinet, flute Sam Rivers, tenor sax, flute, oboe Joe Henderson, tenor sax Dave Bargeron, trombone, tuba Garnett Brown, trombone Stanton Davis jr., trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet, flugelhorn Snooky Young, trumpet, flugelhorn Howard Bargeron, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, tuba Webster Lewis, organ, piano Ted Saunders, piano, clavinet Herb Bushler, bass Ron Carter, bass Eddie Gomez, bass Marty Morell, drums Tony Williams, drums Mark Belair, percussion |
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Touch My Love Epic JE 35017 released 1978 |
Webster Lewis, keyboards, organ |
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Black Octopus Eastworld EWLF-98006 released 1978 recorded October 1978 in Santa Cruz, CA/USA and Tokyo/Japan |
Paul Jackson, bass, vocals Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet Michael Curtin, sax George Spencer, trumpet, clavinet Vernon "Ice" Black, guitar Carl Lockett, guitar Chuichi Naoki, guitar Ray Obiedo, guitar Zaindre Yarborough, guitar Herbie Hancock, clavinet, piano, synthesizer Webster Lewis, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer Jeff Pittson, keyboards Kei Shibata, keyboards Freddy Washington, bass David Leland, drums James Levi, drums Alphonse Mouzon, drums Jun Saito, drums Babe Hanna, percussion Butch Haynes, congas |
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Directstep CBS/Sony 30AP 1032 released 1979 recorded October 1978 in Tokyo/Japan |
Herbie Hancock, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, vocals Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, tenor sax Ray Obiedo, guitar Webster Lewis, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer Paul Jackson, bass Alphonse Mouzon, drums Bill Summers, percussion |
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Breakwater Cat RCA AFL1-3500 released 1980 |
Thelma Houston, vocals Jerry Hey, horn David T. Walker, guitar Tim May, guitar Steve Beckmeier, guitar Carlos Rios, guitar Steve Hunter, guitar Fred Tackett, guitar Greg Poree, guitar Gary Morse, steel guitar Sonny Burke, piano Webster Lewis, organ Jerry Peters, keyboards David Shields, bass Eddie N. Watkins jr., bass Keni Burke, bass Scott Edwards, bass Dennis Belfield, bass Reggie McBride, bass James Gadson, drums Paulinho da Costa, percussion |
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Tony Williams Lifetime: Spectrum - The Anthology Verve 537075-2 compilation |
Tony Williams, drums, vocals John McLaughlin, guitar Larry Young, organ Jack Bruce, bass, vocals Ron Carter, bass Ted Dunbar, buitar Don Alias, percussion Warren Smith, percussion Tequila, guitar, vocals, percussion Webster Lewis, organ, clavinette David Horowitz, piano, vibes, synthesizer Herb Bushler, bass Tillmon Williams, tenor sax |
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