5 Dances for Merceditas, by Aaron Alexander & Musicians

5 Dances for Merceditas

by Aaron Alexander & Musicians

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1.	Yew Piney Mountain 04:12	info	buy track
2.	Padjuska 05:34	info	buy track
3.	TGTT (Duke Ellington) 03:51	info	buy track
4.	Opening 04:06	info	buy track
5.	Prague 06:37	info	buy track

about

This was recorded in 1998 at Carlos Pereira's studio in Brooklyn. This short-lived band was a really wonderful experience for me - we played at the Knitting Factory and a couple big festivals they put on - Texaco Jazz Fest and the Atlantic Jazz Festival. Somehow after we recorded these tracks I got distracted with lots of sideman work and never took the time to release them. Merceditas used these first three for a dance performance once at Rutgers. The last two had other lives, including Opening which was for a dance piece by choreographer Amy Cox and performed at St. Mark's Church and partially funded by a grant from Meet the Composer foundation.

Cover Art By Isaac Alexander

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released February 3, 2023

Aaron Alexander - Drums, Arrangements (#1, #2 & #3), Compositions (#4 & #5)
Cuong Vu - Trumpet
Jamie Saft - Fender Rhodes
Stomu Takeishi - Fretless Bass

Engineered by Carlos Pereira
Mixed and Mastered by Jon Rosenberg
Additional manipulation by Aaron Alexander

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Aaron Alexander New York, New York

Aaron Alexander is a drummer and composer based in NYC. Originally from Seattle he moved to NYC in 1993 and makes his living playing, writing, teaching and presenting music. He has released original music as a leader and appeared on dozens of recordings as a sideman and member of collective groups. He is also founding director of the NY Klezmer Series. www.aaronalexander.com ... more

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