Easy Living (Sonny Rollins album)

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Easy Living
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Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedAugust 3–6, 1977
GenreJazz
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology
The Way I Feel
(1976)
Easy Living
(1977)
Don't Stop the Carnival
(1978)

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 and Bill Summers added on one track and on two.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

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
  1. "Isn't She Lovely?" (Stevie Wonder) - 6:39
  2. "Down the Line" - 7:59
  3. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 5:05
  4. "Arroz con Pollo" - 5:37
  5. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 6:09
  6. "Hear What I'm Saying" - 9:40

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Easy Living > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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