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• Exceptional performances by Monty’s working trio, recorded in<br />
some of the world’s great concert halls.<br />
• In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has<br />
built a reputation exploring and bridging the worlds of American<br />
jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica. In the<br />
process, he has performed and recorded with artists from every<br />
corner of the musical universe and entertainment world: Frank<br />
Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Dizzy gillespie, Sonny<br />
Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, and many more.<br />
• Monty maintains an active touring schedule, from intimate<br />
jazz clubs to concert halls and jazz festivals. His collaborations<br />
span multiple genres, styles, and generations, with projects as<br />
varied as assisting natalie Cole with Unforgettable, which won<br />
seven Grammys, to recording the piano track for the film score<br />
of Clint Eastwood’s Bird, a movie about the life of jazz titan<br />
Charlie Parker.<br />
• In Hal Leonard’s book The 50 Greatest Jazz Piano Players of<br />
All Time, Monty is listed in the top five.<br />
• Press by Don Lucoff/DL Media.<br />
• Radio promotion by Michael Carlson/MC Promotion.<br />
Monty Alexander: piano<br />
Hassan Shakur: acoustic bass<br />
Herlin Riley: drums<br />
• Sweet Georgia Brown<br />
• Django<br />
• No Woman No Cry<br />
• Body and Soul<br />
• Renewal<br />
• Runin’ Away<br />
• Hope<br />
• Just In Time<br />
• Big Blues<br />
• Fly Me to the Moon<br />
jAzz MARCH 2011<br />
Great, soulful performances by one of the world’s greatest living pianists.<br />
“carefully walking the tightrope that bridges jazz improvisation<br />
and the rhythmic riffs of reggae.” — All About Jazz<br />
“One of the best critically acclaimed passionate transformations<br />
of authentic jazz … a compelling, musical experience.”<br />
— Black Diaspora<br />
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Monty Alexander<br />
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Price code: Q (SrP $15.99)<br />
Number of Discs: 1<br />
Jewel case; Box lot 25<br />
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Cover sticker:<br />
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