[TR24][OF] Monty Alexander - Cobilimbo - 1978/2014 (Post-Bop, World Fusion, Caribbean)

Monty Alexander long ago combined together the influence of Oscar Peterson with the soul of Gene Harris and Nat "King" Cole to form his own appealing and personable style. Long a bit underrated (due to the shadow of Peterson), Alexander has recorded more than a score of excellent albums. Monty Alexander began piano lessons when he was six and he played professionally in Jamaican clubs while still a teenager; his band, Monty and the Cyclones, was quite popular locally during 1958-1960. He first played in the U.S. when he appeared in Las Vegas with Art Mooney's Orchestra. Soon he was accompanying a variety of top singers, formed a friendship with vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and began gigging with bassist Ray Brown. With the recording of a pair of Pacific Jazz albums in 1965, an RCA date in 1967, and a Verve session in 1969, Alexander began to gain a strong reputation. His series of exciting albums for MPS during 1971-1977 found him in prime form, and his recordings in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s found him building on his original style. Alexander, who often pays tribute to his Jamaican heritage, performs regularly with his own trio and swings hard in his own voice.

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-04-28 20:40:50
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Analyzed: Monty Alexander / Cobilimbo
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -2.14 dB   -17.89 dB      5:24 01-Out Of Many People, One
DR14      -3.56 dB   -21.23 dB      6:26 02-Muko
DR13      -2.14 dB   -19.32 dB      4:25 03-Many Rivers To Cross
DR13      -1.75 dB   -17.50 dB      7:09 04-Cobilimbo
DR14      -1.27 dB   -17.82 dB      5:42 05-Ripe Banana
DR14      -1.86 dB   -18.10 dB      6:16 06-Jammin'
DR14      -3.60 dB   -22.05 dB      5:00 07-Tropical Breeze
DR12      -1.37 dB   -15.52 dB      5:06 08-Caribea
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate:        88200 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2750 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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