Alexander, Monty

Love Notes

Said Monty, "My desire was emboldened ever since one of our great Jazz vocalists, Carmen McRae, heard me sing a tune at the end of a concert and told me "Don't stop singing!", admonishing me like a loving aunt would. That was back in the 1970's so it took me fifty years, and a century later, Thoughtfully curated, the eleven tracks on Love Notes are some of Monty's favorite songs crafted and arranged in a totally unique setting. With the exception of "These Love Notes" (Monty's original composition with lyrics by Brian Jobson), all of the songs have a direct connection to his childhood -- the first songs he ever heard and loved -- and they bring back the scent and romanticism of the Jasmine flowers Monty used to smell as a child in Montego Bay. "These songs harken back to innocent times, the 1950's, when I would hear calypsos and mentos in the streets," continues Monty, "before I came to America, before the rise of Bob Marley, and certainly before I knew I would have this incredible career as a Jazz pianist with over 75 albums recorded to date. 75 albums as a pianist and one as a singer!"

Price
€ 14.50
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
09-09-2022
Label
Item-nr
558018
EAN
0195269174729
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. DAY IN DAY OUT
2. THESE LOVE NOTES
3. THE NEARNESS OF YOU
4. AS TIME GOES BY
5. FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
6. ISLAND IN THE SUN
7. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
8. MOON RIVER
9. TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS
10. STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
11. FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS