Don't Follow the Crowd

Don't Follow the Crowd
Studio album by Eric Alexander
Released	2011
Recorded	November 4, 2010
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	HighNote
Producer	Don Sickler

Don't Follow the Crowd is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2010 and released by HighNote Records the following year.

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on November 4, 2010.^[1] The producer was Don Sickler.^[1] The quartet are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Nat Reeves, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.^[2] "Cavatina" is from the film The Deer Hunter.^[2] The Alexander composition "Nomor Senterbress" is a scalar modal piece.^[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Don't Follow the Crowd was released by HighNote Records in 2011.^[4] The JazzTimes reviewer concluded that Alexander "appears to have entered a more discerning phase – with no lapse in jazz integrity."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Nomor Senterbress"
2. "She's Out of My Life"
3. "Footsteps"
4. "Charade"
5. "Don't Misunderstand"
6. "Remix Blues"
7. "Don't Follow the Crowd"
8. "Cavatina"

Personnel

• Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
• Harold Mabern – piano
• Nat Reeves – bass
• Joe Farnsworth – drums

References

1. Alexander, Eric "Don't Follow the Crowd" (CD liner notes). HighNote Records. HCD 7220.
2. Dryden, Ken "Eric Alexander: Don't Follow the Crowd". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
3. Cordle, Owen (June 22, 2011) "Eric Alexander: Don't Follow the Crowd". JazzTimes.
4. Simmons, Greg (May 22, 2011) "Eric Alexander: Don't Follow the Crowd". All About Jazz.