Review by Ron Wynn
Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander finished second in the 1991 Thelonious Monk sax competition, and shows why throughout these eight tracks. He has a full, bright, impressive tone, excellent facility and command of the instrument and is steadily developing a personal sound. While the tracks vary in quality, most are at worst competent and at best outstanding. Alexander is more interesting on uptempo tunes than ballads, where he concentrates more on melodic presentation than thematic exposition.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-up-mw0000621138
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Reseña de Ron Wynn
El saxofonista tenor Eric Alexander quedó en segundo lugar en el concurso de saxofón Thelonious Monk de 1991, y demuestra por qué a lo largo de estos ocho temas. Tiene un tono pleno, brillante e impresionante, una excelente facilidad y dominio del instrumento y está desarrollando constantemente un sonido personal. Aunque los temas varían en calidad, la mayoría son, en el peor de los casos, competentes y, en el mejor, sobresalientes. Alexander es más interesante en los temas uptempo que en las baladas, donde se concentra más en la presentación melódica que en la exposición temática.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-up-mw0000621138
Colaborador / Contributor: Pere
Tracklist
Show Credits
1 - Straight Up - 8:24
2 - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? - 8:25
3 - Be My Love - 7:49
4 - Blues Waltz - 8:05
5 - Laura - 8:02
6 - An Oscar For Treadwell - 7:21
7 - The End Of A Love Affair - 8:08
8 - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - 7:57
Credits::
Bass – John Webber
Drums – George Fludas
Engineer – Paul Serrano
Liner Notes – Lora Rosner
Photography By – Eric Futron
Piano – Harold Mabern
Producer [Album Producer], Supervised By – Robert G. Koester
Producer [CD Production] – Kathryn Lynch
Tenor Saxophone – Eric Alexander
Trumpet – Jim Rotondi
Notes:
Recorded at Riverside Studio on August 21-22, 1992
Label: Delmark Records – DE 461
Released: 1993
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Alexander-Featuring-Harold-Mabern-Straight-Up/release/8457169
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