Cecil Alexander - Introducing [CD]

HEARTCORE

£12.94

Cat. no: CDHCR15
Format: CD
Barcode: 634457107922
Release Date: 13 Jan 2023
Genre: Jazz

You may already be familiar with Cecil Alexander's guitar playing from Instagram - His singularly soulful, harmonically rich voice as a soloist and his impeccable alternate picking technique has gained him a dedicated fanbase of almost 40,000 followers, among them some of the world's most respected musicians and music educators

Heartcore Records is proud to present 'Introducing Cecil Alexander', Alexander's debut album as a bandleader, featuring Will Gorman on organ and Steven Crammer on drums. Introducing Cecil Alexander is a stunning debut from one of the most promising young guitarists on the jazz scene today, and lexander's playing is steeped in the rich history of the guitarists that have come before him, from Charlie Christian, to Grant Green, to George Benson and Pat Metheny. Alexander carries this sonic torch forwards into the future, breathing new life and passion into guitar-based jazz.

Tracks: Bright Green (Cecil Alexander) / Shug (Cecil Alexander) / Till Then (Bobby Hutcherson) / 9th Round (Cecil Alexander) / Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard) / Nansen (Cecil Alexander) / Central Park West (John Coltrane) / Love You Madly (Duke Ellington) / Captain Bailey (Cecil Alexander) / Talk Shop (Jonda) (Cecil Alexander)