Perhaps it's the water, whatever, the State of North Carolina has produced more than it's share of fine saxophone players. John Coltrane, Harold Vicks, Lou Donaldson and Tina Brooks are among the prominent reed men North Carolina claims as natives. John Alexander not only was born there, but still resides in Charlotte finding a receptive home to practice jazz. Alexander, with music degrees from Erskine College and U of Miami (FL), began his professional career in 1961 at age 13 with a Rhythm and Blues group called the Counts. Then in college he turned to jazz after listening t...