''Live at the Keynote'' is an album by tenor saxophonist
Eric Alexander. It was recorded in concert in 1999 and released by Video Arts Music.
Recording and music
The album was recorded at the Keynote, Tokyo, in 1999.
The quartet are tenor saxophonist
Eric Alexander, pianist
Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 4 ...
, bassist
Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves (born 1955 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American jazz bassist. He resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of jazz artists. As a ...
, and drummer
Joe Farnsworth
Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American jazz drummer.
Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader Roger Farnsworth; one of the brothers played saxophone in Ray Charles's band. ...
.
"In the Still of the Night" is played uptempo, as is "The Bee Hive".
[Albin, Scott (December 1, 2006]
"Eric Alexander: Live at the Keynote"
''JazzTimes''.
Release and reception
''Live at the Keynote'' was released by Video Arts Music in Japan.
The ''
JazzTimes
''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Sabin as the newsletter ''Radio Free Jazz'' to complement his record store.
Coverage
After a decade of growt ...
'' reviewer concluded: "Seventy-three minutes of prime Alexander. Please don't take this cat for granted – he's the real deal."
Track listing
#"The Bee Hive"
#"Maybe September"
#"In the Still of the Night"
#"Edward Lee"
#"
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is a British romantic popular song written in 1939 and published in 1940, with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin.
Setting
Berkeley Square is a large leafy square in Mayfair, a part o ...
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#"Stan's Shuffle"
#"
Alone Together"
Personnel
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Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
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Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 4 ...
– piano
*
Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves (born 1955 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American jazz bassist. He resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of jazz artists. As a ...
– bass
*
Joe Farnsworth
Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American jazz drummer.
Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader Roger Farnsworth; one of the brothers played saxophone in Ray Charles's band. ...
– drums
References
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1999 albums
Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist) albums