The Classic Trio Meets Eric Alexander

David Hazeltine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sharp Nine
• ASIN: B000060OHK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,589 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consummate Keepers of the Flame, July 19, 2002

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This review is from: The Classic Trio Meets Eric Alexander (Audio CD)

Start with the last tune on the album--Tad Dameron's "Our Delight"--and concentrate on nothing but Hazeltine's right-hand melodic inventions first and Alexander's equally inventive lines second. These two are as good on their respective instruments as anyone out there. Each has technique to spare, but it never comes into question because everything on this album is subservient to the art of improvisation, to the extemporaneous creation of melody. These are not the kind of musicians whose every recorded gesture is accompanied by the subtext (often primary text) of: "I am an artist. Be properly impressed by my great originality, politics, eclecticism, and revisioning of a tradition." Rather, it's musicians like these who provide the greater gift--a renewing of the tradition. Just as Hazeltine draws inspiration from Bud, Wyn Kelly, and Red Garland, Alexander speaks the language of Lester, Stitt, and above all Dexter. But the music is uniquely their own--along with any listener who can be moved by pure melody.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD of the year!, April 30, 2002

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This review is from: The Classic Trio Meets Eric Alexander (Audio CD)

A fabulous quartet.Alexander on top form!