Chim Chim Cheree (album)

Chim Chim Cheree is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2009 and released by Venus Records in the following year.

Chim Chim Cheree
Studio album by
Eric Alexander
Released2010
RecordedOctober 3, 2009
StudioAvatar Studio, New York
GenreJazz
LabelVenus
ProducerTetsuo Hara, Todd Barkan

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the Avatar Studio in New York on October 3, 2009.[1] It was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.[1] The four musicians are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.[2] The material is compositions by saxophonist John Coltrane and other pieces associated with him.[2]

Release and reception

Chim Chim Cheree was released by Venus Records in 2010.[2] The IAJRC Journal reviewer concluded that Alexander's "tackling of the Coltrane oeuvre should have been of considerable interest. Except for a few instances, the results are a bit flat."[3]

Track listing
  1. "You Don't Know What Love Is"
  2. "Dear Lord"
  3. "On a Misty Night"
  4. "Chim Chim Cheree"
  5. "Pursuance"
  6. "Afro Blue"
  7. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
  8. "Wise One"

Personnel

References
  1. Alexander, Eric Chim Chim Cheree (CD liner notes). Venus Records. VHJD 32.
  2. Coughlin, Sean (February 14, 2010) "Eric Alexander: Eric Alexander Quartet: Chim Chim Cheree". All About Jazz.
  3. Schweitzer, Bill (September 2010) "Chim Chim Cheree". IAJRC Journal. 43(3). p. 78.
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