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Easin' It

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Released
  
1962

Easin' It(1962)
  
Release date
  
1962

Genres
  
Jazz, Swing music, Blues

Length
  
38:39

Artist
  
Label
  
Roulette Records


Recorded
  
December 1960 & 11, 25 & 26, July 1962

Similar
  
Count Basie albums, Jazz albums

Count basie 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.

Contents

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

  1. Easin' It - 6:12
  2. Brotherly Shove - 3:17
  3. Blues for Daddy-O - 8:56
  4. Four, Five, Six - 4:40
  5. Misunderstood Blues - 6:05
  6. Mama Dev Blues - 4:44
  7. It's About That Time - 4:17

All compositions by Frank Foster

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra
  • 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 Wikipedia


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