Alexander, Monty
Love Notes
Said Monty, "My desire was emboldened ever since one of our great Jazz vocalists, Carmen McRae, heard me sing a tune at the end of a concert and told me "Don't stop singing!", admonishing me like a loving aunt would. That was back in the 1970's so it took me fifty years, and a century later, Thoughtfully curated, the eleven tracks on Love Notes are some of Monty's favorite songs crafted and arranged in a totally unique setting. With the exception of "These Love Notes" (Monty's original composition with lyrics by Brian Jobson), all of the songs have a direct connection to his childhood -- the first songs he ever heard and loved -- and they bring back the scent and romanticism of the Jasmine flowers Monty used to smell as a child in Montego Bay. "These songs harken back to innocent times, the 1950's, when I would hear calypsos and mentos in the streets," continues Monty, "before I came to America, before the rise of Bob Marley, and certainly before I knew I would have this incredible career as a Jazz pianist with over 75 albums recorded to date. 75 albums as a pianist and one as a singer!"