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Title: Great, swinging CD from hard-hitting tenor player
Review: This is a very swining, big fun, straight-ahead album. Alexander plays with a big tone with lots of Dexter influence and swings very hard. The rhythm section really cooks, especially veteran pianist Harold Mabern, whose energetic and active comping gives the group a very full sound. Solos from Mabern feature left hand independence that makes you wonder how many people are sitting at the piano. The version of Bewitched in an up-temp 6/8 is burning. This album was definitely worth my money, and prompted me to go get more of Eric Alexander's records.
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