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Monty Alexander
Born in Kingston, Jamaica on June 6, 1944, Monty Alexander discovered his love
for the piano at a very young age; he began tinkering at the age of four, taking
lessons by the time he was six, in 1950. Although he studied classical piano in
his lessons, when he became a teenager, an element of rebellion kicked in and he
found jazz. He started playing in clubs in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica.
After his family relocated to Miami, Florida in 1961, he got to try his hand as
a session musician on recordings with Clue J & His Blues Blasters. Building up a
reputation as a sterling m...
I've Got You Under My SkinMonty Alexander
Echoes of Jilly's
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Pressure DropMonty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin
The Black and Red Notebook
When Lights Are LowMonty Alexander, Herb Ellis and Robert Brown
Triple Scoop
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It Might as Well Be SpringMonty Alexander, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Brown
Triple Scoop
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These Love NotesGeorge Benson, Monty Alexander, Joe Sample and Ramsey Lewis
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But Not for MeRay Brown, Monty Alexander, Herb Ellis and Brown
Old Friends
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