Alexander the Great (Monty Alexander album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Alexander the Great
| type = Live album
| artist = Monty Alexander
| cover = Alexander_the_Great_(album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1965
| recorded = 1964
The Esquire Theater, Los Angeles, CA
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Pacific Jazz
PJ 86
| producer = Richard Bock
| chronology = Monty Alexander
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Spunky
| next_year = 1965
}}
Alexander the Great is an album by pianist Monty Alexander (born 1944) recorded in 1964 for the Pacific Jazz label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-10000-20000-series/#pj-86 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series] accessed January 13, 2016[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Pacific_Jazz_10000.htm Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography], accessed December 15, 2015
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
}}
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars and reviewer Scott Yanow noted: "Even at that early stage (age 20), Alexander had very impressive technique and his Oscar Peterson-influenced style was starting to become distinctive".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000872203 |title=Alexander the Great – Review |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}
Track listing
- "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) - 5:30
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 3:59
- "Comin' Home Baby" (Ben Tucker) - 5:45
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 6:18
- "The Grabber" (Monty Alexander) - 5:30
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer) - 5:59
- "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Loesser) - 5:30
- "Blues for Jilly" (Alexander) - 4:40