Many know Maurice White just from his work with EWF, but he was an accomplished jazz drummer, performing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio. He was originally from Memphis and moved to Chicago to be near family and to go to the Chicago Conservatory of Music for college. After working with the Ramsey Lewis Trio, he and 2 friends started Earth, Wind, and Fire, which produced numerous hits. He also was a respected producer, creating tracks for Deneice Williams, The Emotions, Minnie Ripperton, Stevie Wonder, and many more.
Gilles Peterson created this tribute mix TODAY. As you may know, Gilles is the world famous DJ from various UK radio stations such as KISS FM and now BBC Radio 6. He's well known for his acid jazz selections and his mix albums of rare grooves. This mix fits right into what Gilles does. It features a lot more jazz tracks with Ramsey Lewis and some tracks that Maurice produced, but there is a healthy amount of EWF tracks for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy and download at this link
1 - EWF – Energy (The Need of Love 1971)
2 - EWF – Faces (Faces 1980)
3 - The Salty Peppers – Open Your Heart
4 - The Dells – A Summer Place (Love is Blue 1969)
5 - Ramsey Lewis – Eternal Journey (Maiden Voyage 1968)
6 - Come on Feet segments (Sweet Sweet Badass Song)
7 - EWF – Moment of Truth (Earth Wind & Fire 1971)
8 - Ramsey Lewis – Uhuru (Another Voyage 1969)
9 - Billy Stewart – Summertime (1966)
10 - Fontella Bass – Rescue Me (The New look 1966)
11 - Sonny Cox – The Wailer (The Wailer 1966)
12 - Ramsey Lewis – Blue Bongo (Goin’Latin 1966)
13 - The Pharaohs – Damballa (Awakening 1972)
14 - EWF – Beauty (The Need of Love 1971)
15 - EWF – Mom (Last Days and Time 1979)
16 - Minnie Ripperton – Memory Band (Janus 1974)
17 - EWF – Reasons (That’s the way of the World 1975)
18 - EWF – Earth, Wind & Fire (Spirit 1976)
19 - EWF – Wanna Be with You ( Raise 1981)
20 - EWF – You can’t Hide Love (Gratitude 1975)
21 - EWF – Step’s Tube ( Open your Eyes 1974)
22 - EWF – Caribou (Open your Eyes 1974)
23 - Ramsey Lewis – Slick (Salongo 1976)
24 - EWF – Runnin’ (All n All 1977)
25 - EWF – Let Your Feelings Show (I Am 1979)
26 - EWF – And Love Goes On (Faces 1980)
27 - The Emotions – Best of My Love (Rejoices 1977)
28 - Ramsey Lewis – Wade on the Water (Wade in the Water 1966)
29 - Marlena Shaw – Wade in the Water (Chess 45 1966)
30 - EWF – Shining Star (Thats the way of the world 1975)
31 - Deniece Williams – Free (This Is Niecey 1976)
32 - EWF – Dreams (Open Your Eyes 1974)
33 - EWF – Zanzibar (Head to the Sky 1973)
34 - EWF – Fantasy (All n All 1977)
35 - Ramsey Lewis – Sun Goddess (1974)
36 - EWF – Brazilian Rhyme (unreleased version 1977)
37 - EWF – Intro (Gratitude 1975)
