Easin' It
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 |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
Personnel
;The Count Basie Orchestra:- Count Basie - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass -
- Sonny Payne - drums -
- Snooky Young - trumpet -
- Thad Jones - trumpet
- Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Joe [Newman |Joe Newman] - trumpet -
- Clark Terry - trumpet -
- Al Grey - trombone -
- 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 -
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax
- Art Davis - bass -
- Gus Johnson - drums -
- Flip Ricard - trumpet -
- Al Aarons - trumpet -
- Eric Dixon - tenor sax, flute -
- Ike [Isaacs |Ike Isaacs] - bass -
- Louis Bellson - drums -
- Quentin Jackson - trombone -