Ease It | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | March 13, 1961 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:42 (original LP) | |||
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Jazztime Records (JTL 001) Black Lion (BLCD 760119) | |||
Producer | Fred Norsworthy | |||
Kenny Dorham chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Ease It is a jazz album credited to Rocky Boyd's Quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet. [1] It is the only known recording by the saxophonist, and was first released by Jazztime Records (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.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
DownBeat | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented on a strong John Coltrane influence on Boyd, but stated that little was expressed emotionally, and concluded that, "On the whole, this is a depressing and disappointing date". [3]
Ease It (1961) (1974 Muse)
West 42nd Street (1989)