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Gentle Ballads
Label: Venus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: The Midnight Sun Will Never Set, Left Alone, Gently, Here's to Life,
Midnight Sun, Harlem Nocturne, Soul Eyes, Under a Blanket of Blue, Stormy
Weather, Chelsea Bridge, Harlem Nocturne II
Eric Alexander: Dead Center
by Jack Bowers
Dead Center. What a marvelous title. If young tenor star Eric Alexander isn't “dead center" on his latest album for HighNote Records, it would take an especially sharp-eyed cat with a microscope to notice. Fact is, Alexander has been nailing the target with unerring accuracy for a number of years now, and people are starting to ...
Eric Alexander: Dead Center
by John Kelman
Some albums take days, weeks, even months to record, and even then don't capture the essence of the artist. Not so with Dead Center by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, who, while still in his mid-30s, is possessed of such self-assurance and pure intent that one day is all it takes to lay down and preserve everything ...
Eric Alexander: Gentle Ballads
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This CD offers classic fare from a well-oiled quartet. It's a satisfying sampler of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander's strong, burnished-copper tone, which is nicely balanced by pianist Mike LeDonne's elegant filigree. In a recent Downbeat interview, Alexander named Coleman Hawkins as a major influence because “he just puts the information on the plate, and more power ...
Nightlife In Tokyo
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Nemesis 2. I Can Dream, Can't I? 3. Nightlife In Tokyo 4. I'll Be Around 5. Cold Smoke 6. Island 7.
Big R.C. 8. Lock up and Bow Out
Eric Alexander: Nightlife In Tokyo
by Franz A. Matzner
"Nemesis," the opening track of Eric Alexander’s latest release, Nightlife in Tokyo, encapsulates within its twisting motif and exotic garb both the positive and negative qualities of the album. The motif is compelling, but only because it is so reminiscent of Coltrane tracks like “India” and “Naima.” The tune provides a utilitarian launching pad for Alexander’s ...
Live at Smoke- Volume 1
By One for All
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2002
Track listing: The Second Milestone, Betcha By Golly Wow, Poem For J.J., Too Soon to Tell, Dedicated to You, The Lonely Ones, We All Love Eddie Harris.
Summit Meeting
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Summit Meeting; 2. The Sweetest Sounds; 3. There But For The Grace Of...; 4. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do; 5. A House Is Not A Home; 6. This Girl's In Love With You; 7. Something's Gotta Give; 8. Andre's Turn; 9. After The Rain.
Eric Alexander: Summit Meeting
by David A. Orthmann
A direct descendent of competitive, no nonsense titans such as Sonny Stitt and George Coleman, Eric Alexander plays the horn with a decidedly assertive temperament, as if he always has something to prove. Summit Meeting, his fourth release for Milestone, is arguably the tenor saxophonist’s finest recording as a leader in a prolific, decade-long career. No ...
