The Easy Way (Jimmy Giuffre album)
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| Studio album by The Jimmy Giuffre 3 | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 6 & 7, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8337 | |||
| Producer | Ken Drunker | |||
| Jimmy Giuffre chronology | ||||
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The Easy Way is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959.[1][2]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
Ken Dryden of Allmusic states: "Jimmy Giuffre's small-group recordings of the late '50s and early '60s are renowned for his lyrical tone and intimate chamber jazz settings".[3] On All About Jazz Joshua Weiner wrote "The almost psychic interplay here between Giuffre and Hall is typical of the 3, but Brown is a real surprise. He sounds glad to be liberated from the relative stricture of Oscar Peterson's trio, fitting seamlessly into Giuffre's conception while still providing a strong, swinging pulse".[5]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre unless noted.
- "The Easy Way" – 5:56
- "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 4:54
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:32
- "Careful" (Jim Hall) – 6:30
- "Ray's Time" – 7:00
- "A Dream" – 2:09
- "Off Center" – 4:41
- "Montage" – 1:51
- "Time Enough" – 2:41
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015
- ^ Jimmy Giuffre Catalog accessed July 6, 2015
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Easy Way – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Gleason, Ralph J. (31 March 1960). "Jimmy Giuffre: The Easy Way". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. p. 26.
- ^ Weiner, J., All About Jazz Review, October 14, 2003