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Steve Slagle: Alto Manhattan
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Steve Slagle
saxophone, altob.1951

Joe Lovano
drumsb.1952

Roman Diaz
percussion
Lawrence Fields
piano
Gerald Cannon
bassSlagle turns in a memorable unaccompanied solo turn with his alto version of the standard "Body and Soul." He incorporates a number of quotes from the jazz canon, including

Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982

Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015

McCoy Tyner
piano1938 - 2020
Lovano rejoins the group for a quintet performance of the title tune, which had been played by the basic quartet earlier in the program. It's a hot performance, concluding with a section trading fours that gives drummer

Bill Stewart
drumsb.1966
Lovano sticks around for the first of the concluding Latin selections (both of which add Diaz back to the rhythm section). Slagle wrote "Holiday" with harmonica master

Toots Thielemans
harmonica1922 - 2016
Track Listing
Family; Alto Manhattan; I Know That You Know; Body & Soul; Inception; Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry; A.M. ; Holiday (In Memory of Toots Thielemans); Viva La Famalia.
Personnel
Steve Slagle
saxophone, altoSteve Slagle: alto saxophone, flute; Joe Lovano: tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 7), G mezzo soprano (track 8); Lawrence Fields: piano; Gerald Cannon: bass; Roman Diaz: congas (tracks 1,8 & 9); Bill Stewart: drums.
Album information
Title: Alto Manhattan | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Panorama Records
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