Good Likeness

Howard Alden | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006LO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #471,062 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nobody Else But Me

2. The Peacocks

3. Something To Live For

4. The Single Petal Of A Rose

5. Lotus Blossom

6. The Eel's Nephew

7. Turn Out The Stars

8. No More

9. Just As Though You Were Here

10. Crepuscule With Nellie

11. Echo Of Spring

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice!, November 8, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Good Likeness (Audio CD)

Howard Alden is an excellent guitarist, capable of playing in all different styles. Here with Michael Moore (b) and Alan Dawson (d) he performs standards (NOBODY ELSE BUT ME), modern compositions (Monk's CREPUSCULE WITH NELLIE), and swing era tunes (Bud Freeman's THE EEL'S NEPHEW). Willie "The Lion" Smith's delightful ECHO OF SPRING is the highlight here for me: it's a solo spot for Alden and is done beautifully in medium tempo and is especially good to hear on an instrument other than piano. Strayhorn's SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR also gets a nice treatment. A most enjoyable CD, definitely worth checking out.

4.0 out of 5 stars Modern Mainstream Guitar, June 12, 2002

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Robert J. Ament "papacoolbreeze" (Ballwin, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Likeness (Audio CD)

There's not much more to say.......except smooth and fluid come to mind. I'm sure those qualities are because of his long association with the late George Van Epps.

Accompanied by an excellent rhythm section, his lyrical phrasing makes lessor played and known tunes things of beauty....as one would expect of a master at the guitar.

Good guitar trio at its lyrical best.