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Eric Alexander - Summit Meeting (2002)

Eric Alexander - Summit Meeting (2002)

BAND/ARTIST: Eric Alexander

  • Title: Summit Meeting
  • Year Of Release: 2002
  • Label: Milestone Records
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue)
  • Total Time: 01:06:42
  • Total Size: 432 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Summit Meeting [08:01]
2. The Sweetest Sounds [07:40]
3. There But For The Grace Of... [08:48]
4. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do [07:12]
5. A House Is Not A Home [07:58]
6. This Girl's In Love With You [06:37]
7. Something's Gotta Give [05:29]
8. Andre's Turn [07:09]
9. After The Rain [07:45]

Personnel:

Bass – John Webber
Drums – Joe Farnsworth
Piano – Harold Mabern
Tenor Saxophone – Eric Alexander
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Nicholas Payton

This strong set documents the continuing and developing ties between Alexander and Harold Mabern; as the saxophonist unleashes his full-bodied, Coltrane-like tone on a set of originals and unlikely standards, Mabern's restless support unifies and galvanizes the rhythm section. At times, the pianist is a little too busy; there are passages in, for example, "There but for the Grace of..." where he might have laid out for a while, especially to give air to the segue between solos by Alexander and guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton. And repetitious left-hand comps during his solos nearly derail the band's sprightly 3/4 rendition of "A House Is Not a Home" and the choruses in the blazing "Something's Got to Give." Still, almost every detail throughout the rest of the album fits into a pattern of potent swing, even at the difficult medium-slow tempo taken on "This Girl's in Love With You" (the only track on the album that showcases the saxophonist exclusively as a soloist). Consistently assured improvisations from both Alexander and Payton provide the final touch necessary for the success of this session. -- Robert L. Doerschuk


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