Category: Jazz

Monty Alexander – The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008)
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Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD340 | Genre: Jazz

Monty Alexander has always been a fine jazz pianist, but in recent years he has received more popular acclaim for interpreting the reggae music of his native Jamaica. While his reggae efforts are well done, straight-ahead jazz and interpreting standards are really his forte. For The Good Life, Alexander has chosen to riff on tunes from the repertoire of Tony Bennett Continue reading “Monty Alexander – The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Monty Alexander – Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 7.84 GB (DSF) + 3.03 GB (FLAC) + 4.05 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD339 | Genre: Jazz

Monty Alexander follows up his tribute to Tony Bennett with an homage to another classic jazz singer, Nat King Cole. Also recorded in New York City at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the same trio of Chicagoans Lorin Cohen on bass and drummer George Fludas, the veteran pianist seems more in his element with this artist’s repertoire that sharply defined his personal sound and thinking about populist jazz. Continue reading “Monty Alexander – Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”