Ease It

Ease It
Studio album by Rocky Boyd Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	March 13, 1961 Bell Sound Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:42 (original LP)
Label	Jazztime Records (JTL 001) Black Lion (BLCD 760119)
Producer	Fred Norsworthy
Kenny Dorham chronology
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Ease It is a jazz album credited to Rocky Boyd's Quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet.^[3] It is the only album known to exist by this obscure saxophonist, and was released by the equally obscure Jazztime Records, here at its first release (JTL 001). It was also released by Muse Records as Ease It! (MR 5053). In 1989, Black Lion released an ultimate edition on CD titled West 42nd Street, credited to Kenny Dorham, which comprised all the takes from the session.

Track listing

Ease It (1961)

1. "Avars" (Boyd) – 7:42
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Young, Washington) – 5:05
3. "Why Not?" (LaRoca) – 7:26
4. "Ease It!" (Chambers) – 10:35
5. "Samba De Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá) – 4:31
6. "West 42nd Street" (Hardin) – 4:23

West 42nd Street (1989)

1. "Avars" [Take 3] – 7:42
2. "Stella by Starlight" [Take 1] – 5:05
3. "Stella by Starlight" [Take 2] – 5:17
4. "Why Not?" [Take 1] – 7:26
5. "Why Not?" [Take 2] – 9:17
6. "Ease It!" [Take 1] – 10:35
7. "Samba De Orfeu" [Take 5] – 4:31
8. "Samba De Orfeu" [Take 6] – 4:29
9. "West 42nd Street" [Take 7] – 3:51
10. "West 42nd Street" [Take 8] – 4:23

Personnel

• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• Rocky Boyd – tenor sax
• Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Pete LaRoca – drums

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