Monty Alexander - Harlem-Kingston Express Vol.2: The River Rolls On (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time - 65:42 minutes | 761 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
The follow-up to acclaimed pianist/composer Monty Alexander's Grammy-nominated 2011 release, 2014's "Harlem-Kingston Express, Vol. 2: River Rolls On" features more of Alexander's eclectic mix of reggae/jazz and Latin music. This is expansive, highly engaging music that crosses the boundaries between acoustic jazz, instrumental pop, fusion, and more.
Throughout a career spanning six decades, the New York-based artist Monty Alexander has garnered acclaim for bridging American jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica. For the new album, Alexander convened the band for its first studio recordings—primarily at New York City’s Avatar and Dubway. "Commander 'Zander's" reggae-fied one-love groove jazz party continues in high studio style on this rock-steady follow up to his 2011 Grammy®-nominated, chart topping Harlem-Kingston Express volume 1. The piano genius enters his 70th year with this infectiously grooving reggae/jazz fusion studio project, featuring great live bonus tracks. They perform a mix of Alexander originals (which are themselves steeped in both Caribbean music and American jazz and R&B) and Alexander interpretations of classics, from the soul hits “People Make the World Go Round” and “What’s Going On” (here with the alias “Wa’a Gwan”) to Jimmy Cliff’s reggae landmark “The Harder They Come.”
Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On at once encapsulates the current moment in Alexander’s singular career and finds him returning to its earlier stages: both his teenage years, when he played on sessions helmed by pioneering reggae producers Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Duke Reid and Chris Blackwell, and his first decades in the U.S., when he had the occasion to record and perform with icons such as Frank Sinatra, Milt Jackson and Ray Brown, among countless others.
Tracklist:
01 - Hurricane Come And Gone / Moonlight City
02 - People Make The World Go Round
03 - Concierto de Aranjuez
04 - Sleaky
05 - Trust
06 - The Harder They Come
07 - The River Rolls On (feat. Caterina Zapponi)
08 - What's Going On (Wa'a Gwan)
09 - Love Notes (feat. George Benson, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample)
10 - Skamento
11 - Linstead Market (Live Bonus)
12 - Redemption Song (feat. Wendel Ferraro) (Live Bonus)
13 - Regulator (Reggae-later) (Live Bonus)
Recorded at Avatar Studios and Dubway Studios in New York, NY.
Musicians:
Monty Alexander - piano
Hassan Shakur - acoustic bass
Andy Bassford, Yotam Silberstein - guitars
Earl Appleton - keyboard
Joshua Thomas - electric bass
Karl Wright, Obed Calvaire - drums
Courtney Panton - percussion
Caterina Zapponi - vocals
Analyzed: Monty Alexander / Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.24 dB -11.67 dB 6:04 01-Hurricane Come And Gone / Moonlight City
DR11 -0.24 dB -13.06 dB 4:16 02-People Make The World Go Round
DR12 -0.26 dB -15.50 dB 6:29 03-Concierto de Aranjuez
DR12 -0.22 dB -14.70 dB 4:13 04-Sleaky
DR12 -0.25 dB -15.17 dB 3:46 05-Trust
DR10 -0.24 dB -11.88 dB 5:46 06-The Harder They Come
DR11 -0.60 dB -14.15 dB 4:34 07-The River Rolls On (feat. Caterina Zapponi)
DR10 -0.25 dB -12.22 dB 5:05 08-What's Going On (Wa'a Gwan)
DR12 -0.26 dB -14.30 dB 4:49 09-Love Notes (feat. George Benson, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample)
DR11 -0.21 dB -13.26 dB 4:41 10-Skamento
DR12 -0.24 dB -15.87 dB 6:37 11-Linstead Market (Live Bonus)
DR13 -0.26 dB -17.28 dB 4:56 12-Redemption Song (feat. Wendel Ferraro) (Live Bonus)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.42 dB 4:25 13-Regulator (Reggae-later) (Live Bonus)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1598 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.24 dB -11.67 dB 6:04 01-Hurricane Come And Gone / Moonlight City
DR11 -0.24 dB -13.06 dB 4:16 02-People Make The World Go Round
DR12 -0.26 dB -15.50 dB 6:29 03-Concierto de Aranjuez
DR12 -0.22 dB -14.70 dB 4:13 04-Sleaky
DR12 -0.25 dB -15.17 dB 3:46 05-Trust
DR10 -0.24 dB -11.88 dB 5:46 06-The Harder They Come
DR11 -0.60 dB -14.15 dB 4:34 07-The River Rolls On (feat. Caterina Zapponi)
DR10 -0.25 dB -12.22 dB 5:05 08-What's Going On (Wa'a Gwan)
DR12 -0.26 dB -14.30 dB 4:49 09-Love Notes (feat. George Benson, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample)
DR11 -0.21 dB -13.26 dB 4:41 10-Skamento
DR12 -0.24 dB -15.87 dB 6:37 11-Linstead Market (Live Bonus)
DR13 -0.26 dB -17.28 dB 4:56 12-Redemption Song (feat. Wendel Ferraro) (Live Bonus)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.42 dB 4:25 13-Regulator (Reggae-later) (Live Bonus)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1598 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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