Name: The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Brand: Concord Jazz
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The Concord Jazz Heritage Series

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Album: The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I'm Walkin'
2)	For All We Know - (live)
3)	Work Song
4)	River, The
5)	To the Ends of the Earth
6)	Honest I Do
7)	Secret Love - (live)
8)	Serpent, The
9)	I've Got You Under My Skin
10)	Sly Mongoose

Performer Notes

Recorded between 1979 and 1998.
This is part of Concord Jazz's Concord Jazz Heritage Series.
Personnel: Monty Alexander (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Antonio Hart (alto saxophone); Ed Thigpen, Frank Gant, Idris Muhammad, Jeff Hamilton , Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Dion Parson (drums); Robert Thomas, Jr. (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Alan Varner; Phil Edwards .
Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow.
Recording information: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA (08/??/1979-12/21/1996); Omega Studios, Ro (08/??/1979-12/21/1996); Satin Doll Club, Tokyo, Japan (08/??/1979-12/21/1996); Soundmixers, New York, NY (08/??/1979-12/21/1996).
Photographer: Janet Sommer.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary in 1998, Concord came out with 40 sampler CDs. Pianist Monty Alexander was with the label on and off for over two decades; on this CD, he is heard with five different trios, unaccompanied on "The Serpent," and with the steel drum of Othello in several contexts. Alexander's style was quite mature by the time he debuted on Concord, and he didn't change it much during the 17 years covered by this release, so there is a strong unity to the set. With such sidemen as bassists Ray Brown and John Clayton, guitarist Herb Ellis, drummers Jeff Hamilton and Ed Thigpen and altoist Antoino Hart, Alexander is mostly in the spotlight on the ten selections. Highlights include "I'm Walkin'," "The River," "Secret Love" and the catchy calypso "Sly Mongoose." ~ Scott Yanow