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Solid!

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Solid!
Studio album by
RecordedApril 25, May 1, 1998
StudioClinton Recording Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length60:35
LabelMilestone
ProducerTodd Barkan

Solid! is an album by Eric Alexander, with John Hicks, George Mraz, and Idris Muhammad.

Background

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"Anticipating Prestige's 50th anniversary in 1999, producer Todd Barkan combed the files to find out which were the label's most successful records and then, with Hicks, chose nine songs – not all of which are in the Prestige catalog, by the way – for this generation-spanning hard bop quartet to purvey."[1]

Recording and music

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The album was recorded at Clinton Recording Studios in New York City on April 25 and May 1, 1998.[2] The four main musicians are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist John Hicks, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Idris Muhammad.[1] Trumpeter Jim Rotondi plays on "Little Melonae" and "Straight Street"; vibraphonist Joe Locke substitutes for Alexander on "Fire Waltz".[1] "Light Blue" is played by Hicks alone.[1]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Solid! was released by Milestone Records[3] in 1998.[citation needed] The Penguin Guide to Jazz stated that "Alexander's sound is again tremendous; some of his most precocious solos, vaulting into double-time, are enough to have one reaching for the repeat button".[3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Nothing startling here, but fans of uncompromising modern hard bop will definitely enjoy this."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Solid"
  2. "Little Melonae"
  3. "Theme for Ernie"
  4. "Fire Waltz"
  5. "Four"
  6. "Star-Crossed Lovers"
  7. "My Conception"
  8. "Light Blue"
  9. "Straight Street"

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ginell, Richard S. "Eric Alexander – Solid!". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Eric Alexander: Solid! (CD liner notes). Milestone Records.
  3. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (7th ed.). Penguin. pp. 20–21.