Easy Living (Sonny Rollins album)
| Easy Living | ||||
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| Studio album by Sonny Rollins | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | August 3–6, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Milestone | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Easy Living is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1977, featuring performances by Rollins with George Duke, Paul Jackson and Tony Williams with Byron Miller and Bill Summers added on one track and Charles Icarus Johnson on two.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "One of Sonny Rollins' better recordings of the 1970s, this spirited Milestone set finds the veteran tenor saxman adopting a thicker and raunchier R&B-ish tone."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
- "Isn't She Lovely?" (Stevie Wonder) - 6:39
- "Down the Line" - 7:59
- "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 5:05
- "Arroz con Pollo" - 5:37
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 6:09
- "Hear What I'm Saying" - 9:40
- Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on August 3–6, 1977
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- George Duke – piano, electric piano
- Tony Williams – drums
- Paul Jackson – electric bass (tracks 2-4 & 6)
- Charles Icarus Johnson – guitar (tracks 1 & 2)
- Byron Miller – electric bass (track 1)
- Bill Summers – congas (track 1)
References
- ↑ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 25, 2009.
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Easy Living > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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