This previously unreleased 1982 Audiophile 24-Track Recording was captured live at the Fort Lauderdale Club Bubba’s by Criteria Recording Studios’ Legendary Founder Mack Emerman. This recording is really important, and documents an underrepresented chapter of Monty’s recording output. It’s Monty with a great band, and the recording has fantastic fidelity. They are incredibly strong performances, with high energy that epitomize Monty at his very best.
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**It is standard practice in all recording studios to keep the tape “tail out”. This reduces “pre-echo” and it means that the tape should be placed on the right hand side of the recorder, re-wound and then played.
What differentiates this Monty Alexander tape from other recent live jazz concert releases? Recordings like Grant Green at Oil Can Harry’s are of historical interest but in reality are very amateurish recordings. Some are not even put down at 15-ips either. Not here. Monty Alexander’s Love You Madly: Live at Bubbas tape delivers the goods whether it be music or sound. And what sound that is! Big and bold. Dynamic and exciting. Swinging jazz with a Latin flair all in one package. And Alexander always has a surprise or two in store as he takes you through many twists and turns and into unexpected places! Oh, and the tape includes a wonderful booklet featuring interviews with Alexander, members of the band that day and other people involved in the recording.
-Myles B. Astor, 18th Annual Positive Feedback Writers’ Choice Awards (2021)
Features
Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape
Previously unreleased 1982 audiophile 24-track recording
Pure analogue copy at 15 ips, CCIR EQ, from the analogue master tape
Analog 24 track mixed to analog stereo by George Klabin & Fran Gala at Village Recorders
Transferred to Recording The Masters SM468 magnetic tape
2xHD mastering by René Laflamme
1 Reel
Metal Reel
Made in Canada
Musicians
Monty Alexander piano
Paul Berner bass
Duffy Jackson drums
Robert Thomas Jr. percussion
Selections
Arthur’s Theme
Love You Madly
Sambe de Orfeu
Eleuthra
Recorded live at Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 6, 1982