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Easy Now
| Recorded | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA |
| Catalog | LPM-1966 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1509004 |
The record
Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, and Hank Jones stack the frontline on this 1958 RCA date, horn-rich and easy in tempo. The record makes its case for melody and swing at a moment when jazz was pulling elsewhere.
Session personnel
- Leonard Gaskin — bass
- Bob Wilber — clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Don Lamond — drums
- Mundell Lowe — electric guitar
- Hank Jones — piano
- Marty Napoleon — piano
- Vic Dickenson — trombone
- Emmett Berry — trumpet
- Ruby Braff — trumpet
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet, flugelhorn
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | RCA Victor · LPM-1966 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1959 | RCA Victor · LSP-1966 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | RCA — STEREO |
| 1982 | RCA · PL 45140 — Vinyl, LP, Disco France Pressing |
| 1983 | RCA · PL 45140 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
| 1994 | RCA · 74321 18522 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Leonard Gaskin also plays on
Bob Wilber also plays on
Don Lamond also plays on