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Monty Alexander
p, *1944 JM, Kingston, Jamaica
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Montgomery Bernard Alexander
Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander on 6 June 1944 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a jazz pianist, who also sings and plays the melodica. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop and soulful blues melodies. He was influenced by Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Ahmad Jamal, and Wynton Kelly. Alexander is known for his surprise musical twists and the ability to build dramatic suspense in his playing.
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Love and Happiness on Rass by Monty Alexander No Woman No Cry on Harlem-Kingston Express by Monty Alexander Running Away on Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley by Monty Alexander Mack the Knife - Swing - Jazz Secrets on Mack the Knife by Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Benny Golson & Monty Alexander Jammin' on Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley by Monty Alexander Kaya on Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley by Monty Alexander Here Comes the Sun on Here Comes the Sun by Monty Alexander Just Friends on Untitled by Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexander Make Believe on Steaming Hot by Monty Alexander Stalag 17 on Rocksteady by Monty AlexanderTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz Walking / Just Cool | Monty Alexander & The Cyclones / Don Drummond / Carl McLaughlin | 2016 | Single |
| Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On | Monty Alexander | 2014 | Album |
| Uplift 2 | Monty Alexander | 2013 | Album |
| Uplift | Monty Alexander | 2011 | Album |
| Harlem-Kingston Express Live!: At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC | Monty Alexander | 2011 | Album |
| The Songs Of Nat King Cole - Calypso Blues | Monty Alexander | 2009 | Album |
| The Good Life – Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett | Monty Alexander | 2008 | Album |
| Alexander The Great - Monty Swings On MPS | Monty Alexander | 2007 | Compil. |
| Live In Holland | Monty Alexander | 2006 | Album |
| Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley | Monty Alexander | 2006 | Album |
| Live At The Iridium | Monty Alexander | 2005 | Album |
| Rocksteady | Monty Alexander With Ernest Ranglin | 2004 | Album |
| Steaming Hot | Monty Alexander | 2004 | Compil. |
| Straight Ahead | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis | 2003 | Compil. |
| A Tribute To Charlie Parker - Birdmen & Birdsongs Volume 1 | Red Rodney, Frank Morgan, Rufus Reid, Roy Haynes, Monty Alexander | 2003 | Album |
| Triple Scoop | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 2002 | Compil. |
| Ray Brown Monty Alexander Russell Malone | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone | 2002 | Album |
| Triple Scoop | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 2002 | Compil. |
| My America | Monty Alexander | 2002 | Album |
| Trio | Monty Alexander / Ray Brown / Herb Ellis | 2002 | Album |
| Meeting Monty | Kristian Jørgensen Quartet, Monty Alexander | 2002 | Album |
| Many Rivers To Cross | Monty Alexander | 2001 | Album |
| Goin' Yard | Monty Alexander | 2001 | Album |
| Soulful Strut | Monty Alexander | 2000 | Single |
| Ballad Essentials | Monty Alexander | 2000 | Compil. |
| Monty Meets Sly And Robbie | Monty Alexander | 2000 | Album |
| Runnin' Away | Monty Alexander | 1999 | Single |
| Stir It Up - The Music Of Bob Marley | Monty Alexander | 1999 | Album |
| The Concord Jazz Heritage Series | Monty Alexander | 1998 | Compil. |
| Echoes Of Jilly's | Monty Alexander | 1997 | Album |
| Just In Time | Monty Alexander | 1996 | Album |
| Yard Movement | Monty Alexander | 1996 | Album |
| Steamin' | Monty Alexander | 1995 | Album |
| At Maybeck | Monty Alexander | 1995 | Album |
| Li'l Darlin' | Monty Alexander | 1993 | Album |
| Caribbean Circle | Monty Alexander | 1992 | Album |
| Live At The Cully Select Jazz Festival 1991 | Monty Alexander | 1991 | Album |
| The River | Monty Alexander | 1990 | Album |
| Triple · Treat · I I I | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, John Frigo | 1989 | Album |
| Saturday Night | Monty Alexander | 1988 | Album |
| Triple Treat II | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 1988 | Album |
| To Nat Wih Love From Monty Alexander | Monty Alexander | 1987 | Album |
| Fridaynight | Monty Alexander | 1987 | Album |
| To Nat, With Love | Monty Alexander | 1987 | Album |
| S'Il M'En Reste Le Temps / If I Still Have The Time | Alberto Tognetti Avec / Star Guests Monty Alexander Et Jacqueline Renard | 1986 | Album |
| Threesome | Monty Alexander, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Grady Tate | 1986 | Album |
| Jakie Swings With Monty | Jakie Renard, Monty Alexander | 1986 | Album |
| Caribbean Duet | Michel Sardaby, Monty Alexander | 1985 | Album |
| The Duke Ellington Song Book | Monty Alexander | 1984 | Album |
| Love And Sunshine | Monty Alexander | 1984 | Compil. |
| Reunion In Europe | Monty Alexander - John Clayton - Jeff Hamilton | 1984 | Album |
| Overseas Special | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis | 1984 | Album |
| A Ray Brown 3 | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Sam Most | 1983 | Album |
| Triple Treat | Monty Alexander ▪ Ray Brown ▪ Herb Ellis | 1982 | Album |
| Summerwind | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Johnny Griffin, Martin Drew | 1981 | Album |
| Monty Alexander - Ernest Ranglin | Monty Alexander - Ernest Ranglin | 1981 | Album |
| Trio | Monty Alexander / Ray Brown / Herb Ellis | 1981 | Album |
| Fingering | Shelly Manne / Monty Alexander / Ray Brown | 1981 | Album |
| Solo | Monty Alexander | 1980 | Album |
| Facets | Monty Alexander | 1980 | Album |
| In Tokyo | Monty Alexander | 1979 | Album |
| So What? | Monty Alexander | 1979 | Album |
| Live In Holland | Monty Alexander | 1978 | Album |
| Cobilimbo | Monty Alexander | 1978 | Album |
| Live At "Ronnie Scott's" | Monty Alexander | 1978 | Album |
| Estade | Monty Alexander | 1977 | Album |
| Unlimited Love - Live & In Concert | Monty Alexander | 1976 | Album |
| Love And Sunshine | Monty Alexander | 1975 | Album |
| Perception! | Monty Alexander | 1974 | Album |
| Rass! | Monty Alexander Featuring Ernest Ranglin | 1974 | Album |
| Here Comes The Sun | Monty Alexander | 1971 | Album |
| Taste Of Freedom | Monty Alexander | 1970 | Album |
| This Is Monty Alexander | Monty Alexander | 1969 | Album |
| Zing! | Monty Alexander | 1968 | Album |
| Spunky | Monty Alexander | 1965 | Album |
| Alexander The Great | Monty Alexander | 1965 | Album |
| John Brown's Body / The Little Children Of Peru | Monty Alexander | 1965 | Single |
| Spunky / Rattlesnake | Monty Alexander | 1965 | Single |
| Come On / Organisation | Martin & Derrick / Monty Alexander | 1962 | Single |
| Dog It | Monty Alexander & The Cyclones | 1961 | Single |
| Stak Is Back | Monty Alexander And The Cyclones | 1961 | Single |
| Marilla | Monty Alexander | Album | |
| Rock A Man Soul / Lazy Lou | The Mellowcats, Count Ossie And The Wareikas / Monty Alexander And The Cyclones | Single | |
| Monticello/Summer Of '42 Theme | Monty Alexander | Single | |
| Happy Talk | Othello Molineaux, Monty Alexander, Frank Gant, Gerald Wiggins | Album |
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