Easin' It is a studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra recorded between 1960 and 1962. The album contains a collaboration by Frank Foster, a well known member from Basie's big band. All tracks were composed, arranged and conducted by Foster and is a mixture of jazz and blues.
The tune Easin' It became a great success for Basie those years. It was one of the most performed tunes in his concerts in the early 60's.
Track listing Easin' It - 6:12 Brotherly Shove - 3:17 Blues for Daddy-O - 8:56 Four, Five, Six - 4:40 Misunderstood Blues - 6:05 Mama Dev Blues - 4:44 It's About That Time - 4:17
All compositions by Frank Foster
Personnel The Count Basie Orchestra Count Basie - piano Freddie Green - guitar Eddie Jones - bass - (tracks 1–3) Sonny Payne - drums - (tracks 1–3) Snooky Young - trumpet - (tracks 1–3) Thad Jones - trumpet Sonny Cohn - trumpet Joe Newman - trumpet - (tracks 1–3) Clark Terry - trumpet - (tracks 1–3) Al Grey - trombone - (tracks 1–3) Henry Coker - trombone Benny Powell - trombone Marshal Royal - alto sax, clarinet Frank Wess - alto sax, tenor sax, flute Frank Foster - tenor sax, arranger, conductor Billy Mitchell - tenor sax - (tracks 1–3) Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax Art Davis - bass - (track 4) Gus Johnson - drums - (track 4) Flip Ricard - trumpet - (tracks 4–7) Al Aarons - trumpet - (tracks 4–7) Eric Dixon - tenor sax, flute - (tracks 4–7) Ike Isaacs - bass - (tracks 5–7) Louis Bellson - drums - (tracks 5–7) Quentin Jackson - trombone - (tracks 4–7)
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