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Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
Born: Jan 1, 1968 in Illinois
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post Bop, Hard Bop
Biography: A fine hard bop player who grows a bit in individuality each year, Eric Alexander grew up in the state of Washington. He initially attended Indiana University, studying classical music as an altoist. However, Alexander soon discovered jazz, switched to the tenor, and transferred to William Paterson College ...Read full biography
Mode for Mabes
Released: 1998
Label: Delmark
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Coming of age as a premier tenor saxophonist, Alexander pays tribute to the jazz icon from Memphis, pianist Mabern, by featuring him on this recording with a sextet who also pay a debt to the great edition ...Read full review
Stablemates
Released: 1995
Label: Delmark
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This is an old-fashioned two-tenor blowing date that matches together the relatively young Eric Alexander and the veteran Lin Halliday. As with the best tenor battles, the two co-stars show plenty of fire ...Read full review
More Eric Alexander albums: Main Albums (27), Compilations (1)
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