New Music Monday—Monty Alexander, Michael Rodriguez, & Brian Bromberg
Monty Alexander – “Love You Madly-Live at Bubba”s”
A previously unreleased live performance by the forever swingin’ Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander who is always at his best on stage! This gem of a show took place in 1982 at the now defunct Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant of Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Monty lived in nearby Miami when he arrived to the US from his home town of Kingston. he is joined by Paul Berner-bass the recently departed Duffy Jackson-drums and former Weather Report percussionist Robert Thomas Jr.
Michael Rodriguez – “Pathways”
I had the pleasure of seeing a teenage Robert honing his skills in Miami and he left little doubt that he would achieve success as an adult when he would move to New Yok City, True to form and to no one’s surprise who knew him, he has exceeded his expectations playing and touring with so many great names of jazz as well as in his recordings as a leader. His newest will surely continue to garner the accolades he deserves.
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In the early 1980s, pianist Monty Alexander was a huge draw for jazz clubs and festivals. His hard-swinging style, spiced with musical elements from his native Jamaica, kept him in demand all over the world. So high was the demand, in fact, that he had neither much need nor much desire to make albums. “I never went out of my way to record myself,” Alexander said. “I didn’t live in a world where you’re trying to document. You’re just going from joint to joint, from gig to gig.” While Alexander appeared on at least a dozen recordings between 1980 and 1982, most are credited to collaborators like bassist Ray Brown or vibraphonist Milt Jackson.
Why You Need To Hear Monty Alexander’s Love You Madly
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On the last Record Store Day event of 2020, several fascinating archival jazz releases were issued which I previewed (click here to read that). In that article I promised I would explore the releases there in greater depth, two of which I have done so far (click here for Resonance Records’
Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s and here for Jazz Dispensary’s
Orange Sunset).
Of the three titles from Resonance Records issued that day, Monty Alexander’s music is the artist with which I’m least familiar.