Monty Alexander
Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander OJ CD (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican American jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was influenced by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Les McCann, and Frank Sinatra. Alexander also sings and plays the melodica. He is known for his surprising musical twists, bright rhythmic sense, and intense dramatic musical climaxes. His recording career has covered many of the well-known American songbook standards, jazz standards, pop hits, and Jamaican songs from his original homeland. Alexander has resided in New York City for many years and performs frequently throughout the world at jazz festivals and clubs.
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Top Tracks
- Just Friends
- Here Comes the Sun
- Restoration
- Mississippi Windows - Snapshot - opening theme
- As Time Goes By
- Fly Me to the Moon
- V.E. Swing
- Cruxian Dance
- Where Is Love
- These Love Notes
- River Of Piece
- I'll Never Smile Again
- Moon River
- Faith Can Move Mountains
- Smile
- The Nearness of You (feat. Roy Hargrove)
- Day in Day Out
- June 6
- Oh Why
- Aggression
Albums (41)
- D Day (2024)
- リル・ダーリン (Remastered) (2023)
- Monty Alexander: The Montreux Years (Live) (2022)
- Love Notes (2022)
- Mississippi Windows (Snapshot - opening theme) (1970)
- Love You Madly: Live at Bubba's (2020)
- Wareika Hill Rastamonk Vibrations (2019)
- Here Comes the Sun (2016)
- Sunday Night (1970)
- Untitled (2014)
- Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On (2014)
- The Duke Ellington Song Book (2014)
- Uplift 2 Higher (2012)
- Harlem-Kingston Express (Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC) (2011)
- Uplift (2011)
- Jamaican Legends Live in Tokyo (1970)
- Calypso Blues: The Music of Nat King Cole (2009)
- Saturday Night (2009)
- The Good Life - Monty Alexander Plays the Songs of Tony Bennett (2008)
- Summerwind II (2008)
- Solo (2006)
- Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley (2006)
- Live At The Iridium (Live At The Iridium, New York City, NY / May 21-23, 2004) (2005)
- Rocksteady (2004)
- In Tokyo (2004)
- My America (2002)
- Goin' Yard (Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Hall, Pittsburgh, PA / October 5-6, 2000) (2001)
- CARIBBEAN DUET (2000)
- Monty Meets Sly And Robbie (2000)
- Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999)
- Echoes Of Jilly's (1997)
- To The Ends Of The Earth (1996)
- The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 40 (1995)
- Caribbean Circle (1992)
- Live at the Cully Select Jazz Festival 1991 (1970)
- Friday Night (Live) (1970)
- Threesome (1986)
- Steaming Hot (1985)
- So What? (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions 1979) (1970)
- Cobilimbo (1970)
- Estade (1977)
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