Eric Alexander – A New Beginning – Alto Saxophone with Strings (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Eric Alexander – A New Beginning – Alto Saxophone with Strings (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 48:28 minutes | 570 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © HighNote Records

As difficult times often beget new beginnings, the COVID-19 quagmire gave birth to alto saxophonist Eric Alexander.

To some, a tenor-to-alto switch may not seem to be a newsworthy matter, but for the initiated it’s the stuff of headlines. An inveterate tenor at the apex of the scene for more than three decades, Eric put the alto away in his teen years and never looked back. “But with the dearth of opportunities to play during the pandemic, I started to work on it,” he confesses.

After successfully pitching the idea of using his second saxophone-with-strings project as a debut on alto, the present recording is quite simply astounding. Working with his regular rhythm section and adding ace string arrangements, this altoist delivers one revelatory performance after another.

Tracklist:
1-1. Eric Alexander – Blues for Diane (04:41)
1-2. Eric Alexander – Embraceable You (05:40)
1-3. Eric Alexander – All My Tomorrows (04:53)
1-4. Eric Alexander – Maybe September (07:21)
1-5. Eric Alexander – To Love and Be Loved (04:53)
1-6. Eric Alexander – Anita (03:44)
1-7. Eric Alexander – She Was Too Good to Me (04:43)
1-8. Eric Alexander – Too Late Now (05:40)
1-9. Eric Alexander – Blues for Diane (Alternate Take) (06:48)

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