Artist: Howard Alden Trio
Album: Snowy Morning Blues
Genre: Mainstream Jazz
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 1990
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- One Morning in May (Carmichael-Parish) - 4:02
- I'm Through with Love (Kahn-Livingston-Malneck) - 4:53
- Bye-Ya (Monk) - 5:47
- Melancholia (Ellington) - 2:48
- Sleepy Time Gal (Alden-Egan-Lorenzo-Whiting) - 5:12
- Le Sucrier Velour (Ellington) - 4:14
- Dancers in Love (Ellington) - 2:27
- Snowy Morning Blues (Johnson) - 6:40
- Ask Me Now (Monk) - 5:48
- You Leave Me Breathless (Hollander-Freed) - 4:39
- Swing 39 (Reinhardt) - 5:17
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- Personnel:
- Howard Alden - guitar
- Lynn Seaton - bass
- Dennis Mackrel - drums
with special guest: - Monty Alexander - piano
Guitarist Howard Alden welcomes bassist Lynn Seaton, drummer Dennis Mackrel and on most selections pianist Monty Alexander to this rewarding Concord CD. The repertoire ranges from James P. Johnson's "Snowy Morning Blues" and Django Reinhardt's "Swing 39" to a couple of lesser-known Duke Ellington songs and Thelonious Monk's "Bye-Ya" and "Ask Me Now"; the latter is a particularly beautiful ballad. Highlights include an Alden-Alexander duet on "I'm Through With Love" and a guitar-bass feature on Duke's "Melancholia." This generally relaxed set gives one a strong sampling of Howard Alden's artistry.
Review by Scott Yanow