Ease It

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Ease It
Ease It.jpg
Studio album by
Rocky Boyd Quintet
Released1961
RecordedMarch 13, 1961
Bell Sound Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length39:42 (original LP)
Label
(JTL 001)
Black Lion
(BLCD 760119)
ProducerFred Norsworthy
Kenny Dorham chronology
Whistle Stop
(1961) 		Ease It
(1961) 		Inta Somethin'
(1961)
Alternative cover
Black Lions West 42nd Street
Black Lions West 42nd Street
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

Ease It is a jazz album credited to Rocky Boyd's Quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet.[3] It is the only known recording by the saxophonist, and was first released by (JTL 001). It was also released by Muse Records as Ease It! (MR 5053). In 1989, Black Lion released an edition on CD titled West 42nd Street, credited to Kenny Dorham, which comprised all the takes from the session.

Track listing[]

Ease It (1961) (1974 Muse)

  1. "Avars" (Boyd) – 7:42
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Young, Washington) – 5:05
  3. "Why Not?" (LaRoca) – 7:26
  4. "Ease It!" (Chambers) – 10:35
  5. "Samba De Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá) – 4:31
  6. "West 42nd Street" (Hardin) – 4:23

West 42nd Street (1989)

  1. "Avars" [Take 3] – 7:42
  2. "Stella by Starlight" [Take 1] – 5:05
  3. "Stella by Starlight" [Take 2] – 5:17
  4. "Why Not?" [Take 1] – 7:26
  5. "Why Not?" [Take 2] – 9:17
  6. "Ease It!" [Take 1] – 10:35
  7. "Samba De Orfeu" [Take 5] – 4:31
  8. "Samba De Orfeu" [Take 6] – 4:29
  9. "West 42nd Street" [Take 7] – 3:51
  10. "West 42nd Street" [Take 8] – 4:23

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ease It at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 64. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Ease It at Jazzdisco
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