Review by Ken Dryden
Monty Alexander's career was beginning to take off at the time of this 1971 club date at the Monticello in Rochester, NY. Accompanied by Dave Brubeck's former bassist, Eugene Wright, and veteran drummer Bobby Durham, who was recording extensively with Oscar Peterson, the young pianist kicks off the set with an ambitious, quote-filled rendition of a great standard "It Could Happen to You." The inclusion of several familiar popular tunes of the period, namely Michel Legrand's haunting "Summer of '42 Theme," Henry Mancini's bittersweet "Love Story Theme," and even "We've Only Just Begun" (a mega-hit for the Carpenters which actually began life as background music for a bank commercial), doesn't detract from the album in the least, due to Alexander's imaginative approaches to each of the tunes. The one original of the date is Alexander's funky "Monticello." This well-recorded date has been out of print since BASF quit manufacturing records in the U.S. in the mid-'70s, so it may be somewhat difficult to acquire.
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Revisión por Ken Dryden
La carrera de Monty Alexander estaba comenzando a despegar en el momento de esta cita del club de 1971 en el Monticello en Rochester, Nueva York. Acompañado por el ex bajista de Dave Brubeck, Eugene Wright, y el veterano baterista Bobby Durham, quien estaba grabando extensamente con Oscar Peterson, el joven pianista inicia el set con una versión ambiciosa y llena de comillas de un gran estándar "It Could Happen to You". " La inclusión de varias melodías populares familiares de la época, como el inquietante "Verano del '42" de Michel Legrand, el agridulce "Love Story Theme" de Henry Mancini e incluso "Solo hemos empezado" (un mega éxito para los Carpinteros). que en realidad comenzó la vida como música de fondo para un comercial del banco), no resta valor al álbum en lo más mínimo, debido a los enfoques imaginativos de Alexander para cada una de las canciones. El original de la fecha es el funky "Monticello" de Alexander. Esta fecha bien registrada ha estado agotada desde que BASF abandonó los registros de fabricación en los EE. UU. A mediados de los años 70, por lo que puede ser algo difícil de adquirir.
01. It Could Happen to You
02. Summer of '42 Theme
03. Monticello
04. We've Only Just Begun
05. I've Never Been in Love Before
06. Love Story (Theme)
07. Blue Alexander
Monty Alexander (Piano)
Eugene Wright (Bass)
Bobby Durham (Drums).
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