Monty Alexander - The Best Of MPS Years

Double LP

Jazz pianist Monty Alexander on tracks from MPS label album classics!

Monty Alexander has been one of the most popular pianists in jazz for more than 50 years. Early on, his prodigious technique and wide-ranging style garnered comparisons with the great Oscar Peterson. But there has always been another side to Alexander's playing. Usually, jazz grabs the upper hand, but on occasion he digs deep into his Jamaican roots.

The 1974 We've Only Just Begun recording signals the beginning of Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander's fruitful relationship with MPS, lasting more than a decade and encompassing some dozen albums. On many he partners with no one else than fellow Jamaican and one of the fathers of ska, guitarist Ernest Ranglin. Among others, this Best Of includes tracks from Monty MPS classics like RASS!, Here Comes The Sun, Live At Montreux, We've Only just Begun, Monty Strikes Again, Cobilimbo, or the untitled Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin.

 

Satin Doll (Live At Montreux)

Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Live At Montreux)

Here Comes The Sun

Monticello

Bluesology

Where Is Love

Just Friends

Love And Happiness

Caribea

Green Dolphin Street

We've Only Just Begun

Feelings (Live At Montreux)

Sophisticated Lady

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