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Featuring duets with Freddy Cole, John Pizzarelli, and Kevin Mahogany, My America is a melting pot of musical styles, flavors and origins made modern and Alexander’s own through a healthy dose of his musical sensibilities.
Jan 17, 2003 · Monty Alexander: My America album review by AAJ Staff, published on January 17, 2003. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!
Joining Alexander throughout My America are a few Telarc labelmates. Freddy Cole lends a hand in a syncopated rendition of Nat Cole’s “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” while John Pizzarelli steps in for an easygoing duet on the nostalgic “Summer Wind.”
Jun 27, 2020 · Urbane jazz vocalist/pianist and younger brother of the legendary Nat "King" Cole. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2020s. Born. October 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL. Died. June 27, 2020 in Atlanta, GA.
Title: Monty Alexander: My America. Description: "My America". Monty Alexander (piano, melodica) Freddy Cole, Kevin Mahogany, John Pizzarelli (vocals) Dalton Brown (rhythm guitar) Derek DiCenzo (lead guitar) Leon Duncan (bass)
Aug 1, 2002 · Freddy Cole reprises his brother’s "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and John Pizzarelli croons his way through "Summer Wind." Vocal chores were well chosen from among the best Telarc Jazz has to offer. Mr. Alexander has been moving away from the mainstream in jazz in the last number of years.
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In the garden of delights that this CD is, the purest treat is having Freddy Cole sit in on vocals for a fun, uptempo little cover of Freddy's older brother Nat's first hit, "Straighten Up and Fly Right." Review by Jim Trageser.
