Eric Alexander - Chicago To New York - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2019 . Eric Alexander's prowess on the tenor saxophone, his unimpeachable virtuosity and technical skill, is obvious to anyone who has paid attention to his fluent and stirring work over the past three decades. His reputation as a hard-blowing jazz gladiator has stood him well with fellow musicians and loyal listeners. Admired and enjoyed for his exceptional powers, Alexander is a model of mainstream jazz expertise. However, on this HighNote recording Eric, backed by three of his favorite colleagues and the rich sounds of a string orchestra, brings his lyrical side to the fore. InchI wanted to get straight into the beauty of a song, always putting the melody first, Inch Alexander states about his expressed intentions for the album. InchImprovisations are the icing on the cake.Inch With the fruition of this dream project Alexander has again succeeded in proving that his long obvious gifts as a player are equaled by his respect for the gift of song. Album Tracks 1. Gently 2. Dreamsville 3. Some Other Time 4. Lonely Woman 5. Slow, Hot Wind 6. The Thrill Is Gone

Album Tracks 1. Save Your Love for Me 2. Bee Hive 3. Eddie Harris 4. Just One of Those Things 5. Blueski for Vonski 6. Mr. Stitt 7. You Talk That Talk 8. Don't Take Your Love from Me

Eric Alexander - Timing Is Everything / Although Eric has made several appearances on my tag One For All - Invades Vancouver, Michael Weiss - Persistence, The Heavy Hitters, Xaver Hellmeier - X-Man in New York and my record O Sole Mio, he has never appeared as a leader until now. When I started Cellar Live in 2000, recording a musician the stature of Eric Alexander was a dream-Eric enjoyed long stints with some pretty incredible record labels over the years and I wasn't ready to play in the BIG leagues at that point. But many incredible things have happened at the tag since that time. And now that the opportunity to record him has come up, I am able to jump at the chance. Timing Is Everything is an appropriate title for both this recording, but, as Eric explains, Inchfor life in general.Inch InchWhen you're playing jazz music,Inch he continues, Inchyou can play all the right notes, but if you don't time them correctly, it's nothing... and when you do time them correctly, it's everything.Inch Similarly, when talking about life, Eric states, Inchone of the few things that a human being possesses is their time. You don't own your life. You don't own your car. You only own your time. In order to have a fulfilled life, you have to protect your time and your timing. Timing is Everything because you can't get time back.Inch Album Tracks 1. After the Rain 2. But Beautiful 3. Serenade to a Cuckoo 4. Big G's Monk 5. Sasquatch 6. Misty 7. Timing Is Everything 8. Evergreen 9. Someone