Dead Center (Eric Alexander album)

Dead Center
Studio album by Eric Alexander
Released 2004
Recorded June 10, 2004
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Genre Jazz
Label HighNote
Producer Todd Barkan

Dead Center is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2004 and released by HighNote Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on June 10, 2004.[1] It was produced by Todd Barkan.[1] The four musicians are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.[2] The arrangement of "Almost Like Being in Love" uses the harmony of "Giant Steps".[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Dead Center was released by HighNote Records in 2004.[2] The AllMusic reviewer compared it to "the moody and atmospheric mid-to-late-'60s work of fellow reedmen Wayne Shorter and Hank Mobley", and concluded that the album "finds Alexander revealing himself as a grounded and muscular improviser who never takes his eye off the target."[4]

Track listing

  1. "One for Steve"
  2. "Sonrisa"
  3. "Almost Like Being in Love"
  4. "It's Magic"
  5. "A Few Miles from Memphis"
  6. "Search for Peace"
  7. "Dead Center"
  8. "I Could Have Danced All Night"

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Alexander, Eric Dead Center (CD liner notes). HighNote Records. HCD 7131.
  2. 1 2 Bowers, Jack (November 28, 2004) "Eric Alexander: Dead Center". All About Jazz.
  3. ↑ Ratlif, Ben (November 15, 2004) "New CDs". The New York Times.
  4. 1 2 Collar, Matt "Eric Alexander: Dead Center". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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