Summit Meeting (Eric Alexander album)

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Summit Meeting
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Studio album by
Eric Alexander
ReleasedJune 18, 2002
RecordedDecember 19–20, 2001
StudioThe Studio, New York, NY
Genre Jazz
Length67:13
Label Milestone
Producer Todd Barkan
Eric Alexander chronology
The Second Milestone
(2001)		Summit Meeting
(2002)		 Nightlife in Tokyo
(2003)

Summit Meeting is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2001 and released by Milestone Records.

Contents

Recording and music

The album was recorded on December 19–20, 2001. [1] It was produced by Todd Barkan. [1] Five of the tracks are played by the quartet of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth; for the other tracks, Nicholas Payton is added on trumpet and flugelhorn. [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Summit Meeting was released by Milestone Records. [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that, "Mabern sounds like he's enjoying every second of the date and gets both horns to give of their best." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Alexander except where noted

  1. "Summit Meeting" – 8:04
  2. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) – 7:44
  3. "There but for the Grace of..." (Harold Mabern) – 8:51
  4. "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) – 7:13
  5. "A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 7:59
  6. "This Girl's in Love with You" (Bacharach, David) – 6:39
  7. "Something's Gotta Give" (Johnny Mercer) – 5:32
  8. "Andre's Turn" – 7:12
  9. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 7:44

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Alexander, Eric Summit Meeting (CD liner notes). Milestone Records. 9322-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (7th ed.). Penguin. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Eric Alexander – Summit Meeting". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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