Easin' It
Easin' It is a studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra recorded between 1960 and 1962. The album contains a collaboration by Frank Foster, a well known member from Basie's big band. All tracks were composed, arranged and conducted by Foster and is a mixture of jazz and blues.
| Easin' It | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | December 1960 & 11, 25 & 26, July 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, swing, blues | |||
| Length | 38:39 | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The tune Easin' It became a great success for Basie those years. It was one of the most performed tunes in his concerts in the early 60's.
Track listing
- Easin' It - 6:12
- Brotherly Shove - 3:17
- Blues for Daddy-O - 8:56
- Four, Five, Six - 4:40
- Misunderstood Blues - 6:05
- Mama Dev Blues - 4:44
- It's About That Time - 4:17
All compositions by Frank Foster
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass - (tracks 1–3)
- Sonny Payne - drums - (tracks 1–3)
- Snooky Young - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
- Thad Jones - trumpet
- Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Joe Newman - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
- Clark Terry - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
- Al Grey - trombone - (tracks 1–3)
- Henry Coker - trombone
- Benny Powell - trombone
- Marshal Royal - alto sax, clarinet
- Frank Wess - alto sax, tenor sax, flute
- Frank Foster - tenor sax, arranger, conductor
- Billy Mitchell - tenor sax - (tracks 1–3)
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax
- Art Davis - bass - (track 4)
- Gus Johnson - drums - (track 4)
- Flip Ricard - trumpet - (tracks 4–7)
- Al Aarons - trumpet - (tracks 4–7)
- Eric Dixon - tenor sax, flute - (tracks 4–7)
- Ike Isaacs - bass - (tracks 5–7)
- Louis Bellson - drums - (tracks 5–7)
- Quentin Jackson - trombone - (tracks 4–7)
References
- "Easin' It - Count Basie | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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