Monty Alexander's Jamaican heritage and its indelible influence on his music figure in this stimulating album. Equal in importance is the pianist's absorption of the jazz tradition. Alexander brings together four musicians steeped in the sunny harmonies and irresistible rhythms of the Caribbean and two colleagues from the mainstream of modern jazz. The Jamaican felicities of Vince Charles's steel drums, Larry McDonald's percussion, Roger Bethelmy's drums, and Ernest Ranglin's guitar go hand i… MORE