Easy (Grant Green album)
| Easy | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | April 17–20, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Versatile | |||
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Easy (also released as Last Session) is the final album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1978, a few months before his death, and released on the Versatile label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Easy" (Lionel Richie) - 7:57
- "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) - 7:11
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 6:07
- "Empanada" (Gene Dunlap, Mario E. Sprouse) - 12:19
- "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindell) - 5:11
- "Three Times a Lady" (Lionel Richie) - 7:07
- Recorded in New York City on April 17–20, 1978
Personnel
[edit]- Grant Green - guitar
- Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Janice Robinson, Kiane Zawadi - trombone
- Karen Joseph - piccolo, flute, alto flute
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Jorge Dalto - piano, electric piano
- Mario E. Sprouse - electric piano (track 6)
- Wayne Morrison - guitar, electric guitar
- Buster Williams - bass, electric bass
- Dough Wilson - drums
- Shanimba - percussion
- Unidentified strings
References
[edit]- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 20, 2010
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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