''Ease It'' is a

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album credited to Rocky Boyd's Quintet, featuring

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on trumpet.Ease It at Jazzdisco
/ref> It is the only known recording by the saxophonist, and was first released by Jazztime Records (JTL 001). It was also released by

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as ''Ease It!'' (MR 5053). In 1989,

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released an edition on CD titled ''West 42nd Street'', credited to Kenny Dorham, which comprised all the takes from the session.

Reception

The contemporaneous ''

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'' reviewer commented on a strong

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influence on Boyd, but stated that little was expressed emotionally, and concluded that, "On the whole, this is a depressing and disappointing date".

Track listing

''Ease It'' (1961) (1974 Muse) #"Avars" (Boyd) – 7:42 #" Stella by Starlight" (Young, Washington) – 5:05 #"Why Not?" (LaRoca) – 7:26 #"Ease It!" (Chambers) – 10:35 #"Samba De Orfeu" (

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) – 4:31 #"West 42nd Street" (Hardin) – 4:23 ''West 42nd Street'' (1989) #"Avars"

ake 3 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

– 7:42 #"Stella by Starlight"

ake 1 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

– 5:05 #"Stella by Starlight"

ake 2 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

– 5:17 #"Why Not?"

– 7:26 #"Why Not?"

– 9:17 #"Ease It!"

– 10:35 #"Samba De Orfeu"

ake 5 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

– 4:31 #"Samba De Orfeu" ake 6– 4:29 #"West 42nd Street" ake 7– 3:51 #"West 42nd Street"

ake 8 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the Tixkokob (municipality), municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexico, Mexican state of Yucatán (state), Yucatán; 40 km ...

– 4:23

Personnel

– trumpet * Rocky Boyd – tenor sax * Walter Bishop Jr. – piano *

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– bass *

Pete LaRoca Pete "La Roca" Sims (born Peter Sims; April 7, 1938 – November 20, 2012, known as Pete La Roca from 1957 until 1968) was an American jazz drummer and attorney. Born and raised in Harlem by a pianist mother and a stepfather who played trumpet, ...

– drums

References

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