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American musician Eric Wells Alexander began playing piano, clarinet, and (at age twelve) alto saxophone, but switched to tenor saxophone while studying at Indiana University and, after classical training, to jazz. He continued his studies at William Paterson College in New Jersey with Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid and pianist Harold Mabern. In 1991, he came second in the Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition behind superstar Joshua Redman and made his first recordings with Charles Earland on Muse Records in the same year. Today, he is considered one of the best tenor saxophonists of his generation and has long been represented by Venus Records with numerous albums. The 2004 album “Gentle Ballads”, which Allmusic compared to Coltrane's Ballads LP from the early 1960s, was so successful that it spawned a whole series with changing line-ups.
“Gentle Ballads II” was recorded on March 22, 2006, at The Studio, New York – with exactly the same line-up that made the first album so famous: Mike LeDonne on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Alexander's powerful and extremely expressive tone has also remained, as has the varied program that envelops the listener in wonderful evening sounds.
LP 1
Side A1. Funny2. Who Can I Turn To
Side B1. I'm A Fool To Want You2. Mona Lisa
LP 2
Side C1. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)2. Look Of Love
Side D1. Li'l Darlin'2. Time After Time3. My Ship