Monty Alexander ‎– Alexander The Great

  

Monty Alexander – Alexander The Great (1965)  Classic Jazz Piano Album Review

Pacific Jazz Records 1965           ‎               ST-86

notes:

Alexander the Great is an album by pianist Monty Alexander 

recorded in 1964 for the Pacific Jazz label.

Few jazz pianists combine technical brilliance, rhythmic drive 

and pure joy like Monty Alexander. His 1965 album Alexander 

the Great captured the young Jamaican pianist at only twenty

 years old, already displaying the dazzling technique and swing

 that would define a legendary career.

Recorded in 1964 at the Esquire Theater in Los Angeles and 

released by Pacific Jazz Records, this live recording revealed 

a rising jazz star whose playing fused bebop virtuosity 

with infectious Caribbean energy.

credits:

Piano – Monty Alexander    

Double Bass – Victor Gaskin

Drums – Paul Humphrey

Recorded at "After Hours Concert" at 

the Esquire Theater (Los Angeles). 

Engineer – Richard Bock

Producer – Richard Bock

tracklist:

A1 John Brown's Body

Written By – Traditional

A2 Jitterbug Waltz

Written-By – Fats Waller

A3 Comin' Home Baby

Written-By – Ben Tucker

A4 If I Were A Bell

Written-By – Frank Loesser

B1 The Grabber

Written-By – Monty Alexander

B2 Autumn Leaves

Written-By – Mercer*, Kozma*

B3 I've Never Been In Love Before

Written-By – Frank Loesser

B4 Blues For Jilly

Written-By – Monty Alexander

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