Touching (Eric Alexander album)

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Touching
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Studio album by
Eric Alexander
Released2013
RecordedOctober 22, 2012
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Label HighNote
Producer Eric Alexander

Touching is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2012 and released by HighNote Records the following year.

Contents

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on October 22, 2012. [1] The quartet are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth. [2] Alexander also produced the album. [1] The compositions are ballads. [3] "Dinner for One Please, James" is an Alexander–Mabern duet. [4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
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Touching was released by HighNote Records in 2013. [4] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that, "Ultimately, Touching is a steamy album, with just enough classy restraint to make it a perfect accompaniment for any stylish afterglow." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Touching" (Bobby Lyle)
  2. "Gone Too Soon" (Larry Grossman, Buz Kohan)
  3. "The Way She Makes Me Feel" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  4. "Dinner for One Please, James" (Michael Carr)
  5. "Central Park West" (John Coltrane)
  6. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira)
  7. "The September of My Years" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Kahn)
  8. "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record)

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Alexander, Eric "Touching" (CD liner notes). HighNote Records. HCD 7248.
  2. 1 2 3 Collar, Matt "Eric Alexander: Touching". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Cordle, Owen (April 12, 2012) "Eric Alexander: Touching". JazzTimes.
  4. 1 2 Bowers, Jack (July 13, 2013) "Eric Alexander: Touching". All About Jazz.
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