Island Grooves
Monty Alexander's Ivory And Steel
Combining soulful, hard-bopping jazz with Jamaican calypsos and West Indian grooves, Jamaica-born pianist MONTY ALEXANDER forged a highly original and contagiously enjoyable style with his Concord "Ivory & Steel" band recordings. With Island Grooves two of his best - Ivory & Steel and Jamboree - are presented in one specially priced package. Featuring Alexander's Jamaica-fueled jazz piano pyrotechnics, the distinctively West Indian sound of the steel drums, and an eclectic collection of songs - ranging from calypso-infused jazz standards to Alexander originals to creative twists on traditional Jamaican songs - MONTY ALEXANDER's Island Grooves is a vibrant and colorful collection that is sure to appeal to fans of jazz, Latin jazz and world music.
TRACKLISTING
DISC ONE
- 1. Happy Lypso
- 2. Cavatina
- 3. Montevideo
- 4. S.K.J.
- 5. That's The Way It Is
- 6. Work Song
- 7. Medley : Impressions / So What
- 8. Stella By Starlight
- 9. Street Life
DISC TWO
- 1. Sly Mongoose
- 2. Think Twice
- 3. No Woman No Cry
- 4. Look Up
- 5. Accompong
- 6. You Can See
- 7. Big Yellow Taxi
- 8. Reggae-later
- 9. Crying
- 10. Linstead Market
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