Joe Alterman - Songs You Kinda Know (2024) [Hi-Res]

Atlanta native Joe Alterman expresses a certain upbeat naivete, with a broad smile and bright eyes that make you feel welcome. One would not guess that this is a man hailed by greats; Ramsey Lewis describes his piano playing as ‘a joy to behold’, Les McCann states ‘As a man and musician he is already a giant’. Journalist Nat Hentoff championed three of Alterman’s albums, as well as his writing (Joe wrote liner notes to three Wynton Marsalis/JALC albums, calling one of Joe’s columns “one of the very best pieces on the essence of jazz, the spirit of jazz, that I’ve ever read, and I’m not exaggerating.”

Tracklist:
1 Down Home
2 Gaslight
3 Have You Never Been Mellow?
4 Heal The World
5 Kol Nidre
6 Lean On Me
7 To Life
8 Yih’yeh Tov
9 You've Got a Friend
10 Your Song