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David Hazeltine: Milwaukee's Best Becomes One of New York's Finest

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 1, 2001

“Writing is not an easy thing for me. I spend a lot of time getting it exactly how I want it."New York is a tough town. To be seen and heard among the scores of would-be jazz musicians you have to possess talent that is beyond the everyday and a voice that sets you ...

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The First Milestone

By Eric Alexander

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Stand Pat, #34 Was Sweetness (for Walter Payton), The First Milestone, The Towering Inferno, Night Song, Last Night When We Were Young, The Phineas Trane, I

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Alexander The Great

By Eric Alexander

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Released: 2000

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Classmasters

By Melvin Rhyne

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2000
Track listing: Rhyne, Rhythm And Song; Watch What Happens; What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life; Stanley's Shuffle; Don't Explain; Well You Needn't; Oriental Flower; Search For Peace; Like Sonny; What Is This Thing Called Love.

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Excursions

By Jim Rotondi

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2000
Track listing: Shortcake; Little B’s Poem; Excursions; What Is There To Say; Angel Eyes; Little Karin; Jim’s Waltz; Fried Pies.

Article: Interview

A Chat With Eric Alexander

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 2000

One of the few “young lions" who is more influenced by Dexter Gordon and George Coleman than by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has come very far with his career in a short period of time. Following his first year of studying classical music at Indiana University as an alto player, Alexander ...

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Eric Alexander: The First Milestone

Read "The First Milestone" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 2000

For all intents and purposes, you might like to think of Eric Alexander as being a modern-day equivalent of Tina Brooks, a very neglected tenor man from the ‘60s who just happened to be around when such mega stars as Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins also happened to be walking on the planet. Alexander ...

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Eric Alexander: The First Milestone

Read "The First Milestone" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 1, 2000

Eric Alexander suffers from an ailment we’ll call Joe Lovano disease. Like his one time professor, Alexander so fluidly handles bebop patterns with relative ease that listeners dismiss his talent for casualness. His less-than-showman approach scores high with critics and fellow musicians but discovery by a wide audience requires style that has nothing to do with ...

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Eric Alexander: Alexander The Great

by David A. Orthmann
June 1, 2000

Among the numerous projects in which Eric Alexander was involved during the nineteen- nineties (including a dozen records under his own name and approximately three times as many as a sideman) was his ongoing involvement in the soul-jazz band of the late Charles Earland. Alexander’s stint with “The Mighty Burner” was his first major gig after ...

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Eric Alexander: The First Milestone

Read "The First Milestone" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
June 1, 2000

With the release of The First Milestone, Eric Alexander continues to make the transition from a young, hard-blowing tenor saxophonist to a mature soloist and leader of interesting small bands. Alexander is simply getting better at what he’s been doing quite well all along; that is, making high-energy music largely based on the spectrum of straight-ahead ...