GA Russell Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Eric Alexander "Eric Alexander with Strings" Format(s): Jazz Artist Title Time Eric Alexander Gently 06:34 Eric Alexander Dreamsville 05:09 Eric Alexander Some Other Time 05:35 Eric Alexander Lonely Woman 06:59 Eric Alexander Slow, Hot Wind 06:20 Eric Alexander The Thrill is Gone 05:53 Eric Alexander joins the ranks of of the most famous saxophonists in jazz with his newest recording ERIC ALEXANDER WITH STRINGS HighNote Records HCD 7330 Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone • David Hazeltine, piano John Webber, bass • Joe Farnsworth, drums Featuring an orchestra with a complement of 13 strings with flute and French horn Orchestral arrangements & conducting by Dave Rivello ERIC ALEXANDER WITH STRINGS now #2 on the latest JazzWeek Radio Chart Suggested Radio Tracks Track 1 - Gently Track 3 - Some Other Time Track 4 - Lonely Woman Track 5 - Slow, Hot Wind 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 his latest HighNote recording Eric, backed by three of his favorite colleagues and the lush sounds of a string orchestra, brings his lyrical side to the fore. “I wanted to get straight into the beauty of a song, always putting the melody first,” Alexander states about his expressed intentions for the album. “Improvisations are the icing on the cake.” 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. Record Company Info: HighNote / Savant Records, Inc. • jazzdepo@ix.netcom.com • (212) 873-2020 www.jazzdepot.com Attachments 7330 Email.. 7330 Eric .. HCD7334_Er.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 I agree. We could live without yet another "with strings" album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Who is Dave Rivello? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, JSngry said: Who is Dave Rivello? About Admissions Faculty Departments & Programs Student Life Concerts Sibley Music Library More DAVE RIVELLO Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Director, New Jazz Ensemble Department: Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media Contact: drivello@esm.rochester.edu (585) 274-1455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 So what kind of charts is he likely to write? I hope more like Robert Freedman did for Wynton. That was great writing. Hope springs eternal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Sound samples here: https://www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/ux63s2/eric-alexander-eric-alexander-with-strings Not a big fan of strings on Jazz recordings... well, I do like Getz's "Focus", but that's about it. As much as I dig Alexander's work, I won't be picking this up. Why is this so short though? 36 minutes is barely even LP length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, bresna said: I do like Getz's "Focus" Yes, that one is unique and outstanding! I like the Clifford Brown one also, but "Focus" is something completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Strings with Evan Parker is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Strings are never a problem. Bad and/or hackneyed writing for them is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 2:06 PM, JSngry said: Strings are never a problem. Bad and/or hackneyed writing for them is. The charts that Gil Goldstein and Alan Broadbent came up with on Pat Metheny's From This Place are wonderful. Pat was really going for the Sebesky CTI vibe, and that approach of orchestrations being drawn from small group playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I've heard strings be effective on recordings by Getz, Brownie, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Tom Harrell, Max Roach, Andrew Hill, Metheny, Charlie Haden, and Mark Whitfield. Not something I really look for, but it can be done well--and that includes the strings being no more than a quartet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Back in the early '60s I had a Verve Sonny Stitt record with Ralph Burns arrangements I enjoyed. Haven't heard it in over 50 years. I have fond memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Back in the early '60s I had a Verve Sonny Stitt record with Ralph Burns arrangements I enjoyed. Haven't heard it in over 50 years. I have fond memories. Very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I used to like Art Pepper's "Winter Moon" but only if I was feeling mellow and wanted to fall asleep. I haven't spun it in ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hot House Flowers - never mind Wynton, listen to Bob Freedman!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Jim -- Do you know Freedman's composition "On the Other World" (a feature for Charlie Mariano) and his arrangement of it. It's on a Herb Pomeroy Band 1958 album on United Artists, "Band in Boston," which was reissued on Fresh Sound in 2010, coupled with the Pomeroy Band's "Life is a Many Splendored Gig"? It's quite something. That coda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I've heard it, can't yet say that I "know" it. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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