Blues for Jilly

Monty Alexander · 1965 · On Alexander the Great (Pacific Jazz, 1965; recorded 1964), the album's high point.

Context

"Blues for Jilly" is a composition by Monty Alexander that closes Alexander the Great (Pacific Jazz, 1965), the first album by the Jamaican pianist, then in his twenties. The record is a live recording captured at an "After Hours Concert" at the Esquire Theater in Los Angeles, produced by Richard Bock, in a trio with Victor Gaskin and Paul Humphrey. Scott Yanow notes a style influenced by Oscar Peterson.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Sources

• EN: Alexander the Great (Monty Alexander album)
• freshsoundrecords.com

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