The First Milestone

2000 studio album by Eric Alexander

The First Milestone

Studio album by

Eric Alexander

Released

April 18, 2000

Recorded

November 3 & 4, 1999

Studio

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC

Genre

Jazz

Length

63:01

Label

Milestone

Producer

Todd Barkan

Eric Alexander chronology

Alexander the Great
(1999)

The First Milestone
(2000)

The Second Milestone
(2001)

The First Milestone is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 1999 and released by Milestone Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in November 1999.^[1] The quintet contains tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, guitarist Pat Martino, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.^[1] Several of the compositions are Alexander originals.^[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[1]

The First Milestone was released by Milestone Records.^[1] The AllMusic reviewer described it as "an excellent mainstream session".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that, on uptempo tracks, "There's a feel of much power held in gracious reserve, rather than being unwillingly checked."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Alexander except where noted

"Stand Pat" – 8:52
"#34 Was Sweetness (For Walter Payton)" – 7:06
"The First Milestone" – 7:36
"The Towering Inferno" – 8:41
"Night Song" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 8:55
"Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 7:15
"The Phineas Trane" – 7:56
"I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 6:40

Personnel

Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
Pat Martino – guitar
Harold Mabern – piano
Peter Washington – bass
Joe Farnsworth – drums

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (7th ed.). Penguin. p. 21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ginell, Richard S. "Eric Alexander – The First Milestone". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.