Ronnie Laws

Ronnie Laws
Born: Oct 3, 1950 in Houston, TX
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz-Pop, Smooth Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Instrumental Pop, Crossover Jazz, Urban
Biography: The younger brother of Hubert Laws, Ronnie Laws has a nice soulful sound on tenor, but has never seriously pursued playing jazz. Throughout his career, which includes early-'70s gigs with Quincy Jones, his brother, Ramsey Lewis, and Earth, Wind & Fire, Laws has essentially been an R&B player. He has ...Read full biography
Tribute To The Legendary Eddie Harris
Released: 1996
Label: EMI
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Ronnie Laws' performs eight songs associated with the late, great saxophonist Eddie Harris. In some spots Laws (whose other recordings are in the worlds of jazz-funk and pop) closely copies his early inspiration, ...Read full review
Pressure Sensitive
Released: 1975
Label: EMI
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Ronnie Laws has always been an R&B-oriented saxophonist miscast in the jazz world, starting with his early association with the rapidly declining Blue Note label. His debut album (reissued on CD) has a ...Read full review
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