Release Date: 28 April 2023
Label: HighNote Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 632375734220
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
As difficult times often beget new beginnings, the COVID-19 quagmire gave birth to alto saxophonist Eric Alexander.
To some, a tenor-to-alto switch may not seem to be a newsworthy matter, but for the initiated it's the stuff of headlines. An inveterate tenor at the apex of the scene for more than three decades, Eric put the alto away in his teen years and never looked back. "But with the dearth of opportunities to play during the pandemic, I started to work on it," he confesses.
After successfully pitching the idea of using his second saxophone-with-strings project as a debut on alto, the present recording is quite simply astounding. Working with his regular rhythm section and adding ace string arrangements, this altoist delivers one revelatory performance after another.
Eric Alexander: alto saxophone
David Hazeltine: piano
John Webber: bass
Joe Farnsworth: drums
String arrangements and conducting by Bill Dobbins (tracks 2 - 8 only)
Tracklisting
Houston Person
Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround
Tom Harrell
Black Art Jazz Collective
Jeremy Pelt
Black Art Jazz Collective
Eric Alexander
Sheila Jordan
Federico Bonifazi, Eric Alexander, John Webber & Jimmy Cobb
Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
