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.

Count Basie Orchestra

Track listing[edit]

1. Easin' It - 6:12
2. Brotherly Shove - 3:17
3. Blues for Daddy-O - 8:56
4. Four, Five, Six - 4:40
5. Misunderstood Blues - 6:05
6. Mama Dev Blues - 4:44
7. It's About That Time - 4:17

All compositions by Frank Foster

Personnel[edit]

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The Count Basie Orchestra

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• 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)

References[edit]

1. ^'Easin' It - Count Basie | Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
2. ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN0-394-72643-X.

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