Goin' Yard

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Monty Alexander – Goin’ Yard / Telarc Audio CD 2001 / CD-83527 UPC 089408352720 // Montgomery Bernard “Monty” Alexander (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican 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. Monty’s 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. // Label: Telarc – CD-83527 Format: CD Country: Released: 2001 Genre: Reggae Style: /// Tracklist: 1 The Serpent Written-By – Monty Alexander 3:05 2 Grub Written-By – Monty Alexander 7:02 3 King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown Written-By – Augusus Pabb 5:27 4 Could You Be Loved Written-By – Bob Marley 4:52 5 Trust Written-By – Monty Alexander 5:57 6 Sight Up! Written-By – Monty Alexander 4:39 7 Hurricane Written-By – Monty Alexander 6:23 8 Hope Written-By – Monty Alexander 6:57 9 Exodus Written-By – Bob Marley 10:19 10 Skankin’ Lennox Written-By – Monty Alexander 4:55 11 Day-O Arranged By – Monty Alexander Written-By – Traditional 3:19 Art Direction – Anilda Carrasquillo Bass – Glen Browne Cover – Tania Mara Drums – Desmond Jones Drums [Hand Drums] – Robert Thomas, Jr. Engineer, Editor – Robert Friedrich (4) Executive-Producer – Robert Woods (2) Guitar – Robert Browne Guitar, Vocals – Wayne Armond Keyboards – Dwight Dawes Piano – Monty Alexander Producer – Adrian Mills (2), Elaine Martone