Track Listing

1. Blue rhapsody
2. En aranjuez con tu amor
3. Come Sunday/David danced
4. Creole love call
5. Accompong
6. Pointe-a-pitre
7. Eleuthra
8. Jumpin' at Capitol
9. It's only a paper moon
10. Body and soul
11. I'm an old cowhand

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79963 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Jazzwise, (Alyn Shipton), August 2008
A polished set...John Pizzarelli zestfully tackles the Nat Cole repertoire with a neat mix of invention and respect.

Album Description
Pianist Monty Alexander has always maintained a flair for trio playing, one of his favourite formats, and his latest recording for Telarc features his supremely talented rhythm section - bassist Hassan Shakur and the British drummer Mark Taylor, both of whom have backed Monty since the 1980s.

'Impressions In Blue' is the Monty Alexander Trio's celebration of the bluesier side of jazz, with eleven tracks that include favourites from the great American songbook, as well as a few selections of more exotic origin. After a couple fine opening pieces, "Blue Rhapsody" and "Aranjuez Impressions," the remainder of the tracks are grouped by theme. The first section, Duke's Reflections, features tunes by Duke Ellington and the next section, Where the Trade Winds Blow, features musical styles from the West Indies.

King Cole Reflections celebrates the life and music of the great Nat "King" Cole, with guitarist John Pizzarelli guesting on three Cole classics and under the heading Way Out West, Alexander delivers a catchy rendition of Johnny Mercer's "I'm an Old Cowhand.

Personnel:
Monty Alexander - (piano), Hassan Shakur - (bass), Mark Taylor - (drums), John Pizzarelli - (guitar, track 8,9,10)