Summit Meeting (Eric Alexander album)

The album was recorded on December 19–20, 2001.[1] It was produced by Todd Barkan.[1] Five of the tracks are played by the quartet of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth; for the other tracks, Nicholas Payton is added on trumpet and flugelhorn.[2]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Summit Meeting was released by Milestone Records.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that, "Mabern sounds like he's enjoying every second of the date and gets both horns to give of their best."[2]

All compositions by Eric Alexander except where noted

1. "Summit Meeting" – 8:04
2. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) – 7:44
3. "There but for the Grace of..." (Harold Mabern) – 8:51
4. "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) – 7:13
5. "A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 7:59
6. "This Girl's in Love with You" (Bacharach, David) – 6:39
7. "Something's Gotta Give" (Johnny Mercer) – 5:32
8. "Andre's Turn" – 7:12
9. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 7:44

• Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
• Nicholas Payton – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8)
• Harold Mabern – piano
• John Webber – bass
• Joe Farnsworth – drums