Album by Ike Quebec
Easy Living is an album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded in 1962, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1987.[1] The album collects all the material recorded in January 1962, five tracks from which were released in 1981 as Congo Lament .
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2]
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The mood isn't as unified as some of his carefully calibrated romantic dates, but Easy Living offers the two strongest sides of Quebec's musical personality in one place, encapsulating a great deal of what he did best".[2]
The Easy Living LP did not contain all the sextet tracks (#1-5) from the Congo Lament session, which can also be found in Bennie Green's Mosaic box set.
Track listing
"See See Rider " (Ma Rainey ) - 9:01
"Congo Lament" (Bennie Green ) - 6:53
"Que's Pills" (Turrentine) - 5:40
"B.G.'s Groove Two" (Green) - 6:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
"I.Q. Shuffle" (Quebec) - 9:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
"I've Got a Crush on You " (Gershwin , Gershwin ) - 6:51
"Nancy (With the Laughing Face) " (Jimmy Van Heusen , Phil Silvers ) - 7:25
"Easy Living " (Ralph Rainger , Leo Robin ) - 5:00
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader As sideman
Minor Move (Tina Brooks , 1958)
Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff , 1956)
Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson , 1957)
Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957)
Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958)
Go! (Dexter Gordon , 1962)
A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962)
Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958)
The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958)
Gooden's Corner (Grant Green , 1961)
Oleo (1962)
Nigeria (1962)
The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62)
Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962)
The Congregation (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957)
Showcase (Philly Joe Jones , 1959)
Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan , 1957)
Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean , 1959)
A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961)
Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962)
Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962)
Poppin' (Hank Mobley , 1957)
Hank Mobley (1957)
Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957)
Candy (Lee Morgan , 1957–58)
Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962)
The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins , 1957)
Smithville (Louis Smith , 1957)
Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960)
Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine , 1962)
Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson , 1962)
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader AndShirley Scott WithMax Roach With others
Freedom (Kenny Burrell , 1963–64)
Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964)
Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove , 1994)
Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan , 1960)
Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall , 1994)
Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961)
Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff , 1969)
Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan , 1960)
On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961)
The Right Touch (Duke Pearson , 1967)
Easy Living /Congo Lament (Ike Quebec , 1962)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver , 1968)
Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961)
A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor , 1960)