Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
Top Songs
| 1 | Here's That Rainy Day [Instrumental] | ||
| 2 | Maybe September [Album Version] | ||
| 3 | Lively Up Yourself [Album Version] | ||
| 4 | You Make Me Feel So Young [Instrumental] | ||
| 5 | Love and Happiness |
Albums
Mar 2024 • 12 songs
Nov 2023 • 1 song
Nov 2022 • 10 songs
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Biography
Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander is a sophisticated, prolific performer with an urbane swinging style informed by the bop tradition as well as the reggae and Caribbean folk he grew up with. Influenced by pianist Oscar Peterson, Alexander initially garnered attention performing in night clubs in the late '50s. Following a move to Miami, he gained wider renown with 1965's Alexander the Great and 1976's Live! Montreux Alexander. Over the years he continued to explore a vibrant, cross-pollinated sound, moving from straight-ahead acoustic jazz to Jamaican sounds on albums like ...