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The "master of time" who recorded in blockbuster jazz combos The Ramsey Lewis Trio and Young-Holt Unlimited, as well as his own Redd Holt Unlimited passed away May 23 from complications associated with lung cancer. He was 91.

Redd Holt, a drummer who in the 1960s, before jazz fusion became a popular term, struck a beat that had both the kick of funk and the delicacy of jazz on a number of surprisingly popular instrumental tunes, died May 23 in Chicago. He was 91.

Mr. Holt, who grew up on the West Side, became a jazz legend in the 1960s and ’70s playing in a number of groups, including the Ramsey Lewis Trio. He also played a regular gig at the East Bank Club for 20 years until the pandemic lockdown.

The percussionist won a Grammy in 1996 for the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s The In Crowd

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.

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.

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.

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.