Monty Alexander – Calypso Blue: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2008)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:05 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet
Monty Alexander follows up his tribute to Tony Bennett with an homage to another classic jazz singer, Nat King Cole. Also recorded in New York City at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the same trio of Chicagoans Lorin Cohen on bass and drummer George Fludas, the veteran pianist seems more in his element with this artist’s repertoire, one that sharply defined his own sound and thinking about popular jazz. Though all of the tunes selected are not so closely linked to Cole’s hit parade songbook, the way Alexander plays them with subtlety and depth does reflect what made Cole the king in the late ’50s and early ’60s. With the immaculate sound and performance by this fine trio–not to mention that they don’t play Cole’s songbook by rote or by the numbers–it’s hard to fault the effort, heart, and soul behind a concept album that should delight many jazz listeners.
Tracklist:
01 – Calypso Blues Part 1
02 – Ramblin’ Rose
03 – To the Ends of the Earth
04 – Again
05 – Send For Me
06 – Almost Like Being In Love
07 – Hajji Baba
08 – Too Young/Faith Can Move Mountains
09 – Never Let Me Go
10 – Can’t See For Looking
11 – Fascination
12 – Sweet Georgia Brown
13 – Calypso Blues Part 2
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MntyAlexanderCalypsBlueTheSngsfNatKingCle2008HDTracks2496.part1.rar
MntyAlexanderCalypsBlueTheSngsfNatKingCle2008HDTracks2496.part2.rar