7 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. Reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪllMusic stated: 'Lewis sounds like a cross between John Lewis and Oscar Peterson. (album) Routes is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis, released in 1980 on Columbia Records. The Ramsey Lewis Trio Pot Luck Label: ARGO RECORDS Format: 33 rpm 12' LP stereo Country: United States Vinyl Condition: VG+ Cover Condition: VG+ Year Released: 1962 LP Quantity: 1 Catalog : LPS 715 Other Info: Cover art design by Don Bronstein Original first press Original insert inner sleeve Record is in new clean inner sleeve LPS-715. Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (later rereleased as Swingin') is the debut album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, recorded and released on the Argo label in 1956.