Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Easy Walker is a fairly standard but highly enjoyable small-group soul-jazz session from Stanley Turrentine.
Backed
by a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Mickey Roker, and
bassist Bob Cranshaw, Turrentine turns in a number of rich, round, and
full-bodied leads which are perfectly complemented by Tyner's strutting,
sympathetic piano. Largely divided between midtempo grooves and slow
blues, with a couple of pop covers like "What the World Needs Now Is
Love," thrown in, Easy Walker doesn't offer much challenging material,
but it does let the musicians work a good groove, and occasionally
showcase their improvisational skills, making it a good, relaxing
soul-jazz session.
The 1997 CD reissue features four bonus tracks
which were recorded with drummer Billy Cobham and bassist Gene Taylor,
along with Tyner; the highlight of these is a breezy version of Antonio
Carlos Jobim's "Wave."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-walker-mw0000087671
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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Easy Walker es una sesión de soul-jazz en pequeño grupo de Stanley Turrentine bastante estándar pero muy disfrutable.
Respaldado
por una sección rítmica compuesta por el pianista McCoy Tyner, el
baterista Mickey Roker y el bajista Bob Cranshaw, Turrentine ofrece una
serie de pistas ricas, redondas y con cuerpo que se complementan
perfectamente con el piano simpático de Tyner. Dividido en gran parte
entre grooves a medio tiempo y blues lento, con un par de versiones pop
como "What the World Needs Now Is Love", Easy Walker no ofrece mucho
material desafiante, pero permite a los músicos trabajar un buen groove,
y ocasionalmente mostrar sus habilidades de improvisación,
convirtiéndolo en una buena y relajante sesión de soul-jazz.
La
reedición en CD de 1997 incluye cuatro temas extra que fueron grabados
con el batería Billy Cobham y el bajista Gene Taylor, junto con Tyner;
el más destacado de ellos es una versión desenfadada de "Wave" de
Antonio Carlos Jobim.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-walker-mw0000087671
1 - Meat Wave
Composed By – Hank Johnson
2 - They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool
Composed By – Buddy Johnson
3 - Yours Is My Heart Alone
Composed By – Franz Lehar
4 - Easy Walker
Composed By – Billy Taylor
5 - What The World Needs Now Is Love
Composed By – B. Bacharach-H. David
6 - Alone Together
Composed By – H. Dietz-A. Schwartz
7 - A Foggy Day
Composed By – G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin
8 - Stan's Shuffle
Composed By – Stanley Turrentine
9 - Watch What Happens
Composed By – M. LeGrand, N. Gimbel
10 - Intermission Walk
Composed By – Tommy Turrentine
6:39
11 - Wave
Composed By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Credits:
Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 1 to 7), Gene Taylor (tracks: 8 to 11)
Design [Redesign] – Patrick Roques
Drums – Billy Cobham (tracks: 8 to 11), Mickey Roker (tracks: 1 to 6), Ray Lucas (tracks: 7)
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Mastered By – Ron McMaster
Photography By [Cover], Design – Reid Miles
Photography By [Stanley Turrentine] – Francis Wolff
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Producer – Alfred Lion (tracks: 1 to 7), Francis Wolff (tracks: 8 to 11)
Producer [Blue Note Rare Grooves Series] – Michael Cuscuna, Tom Evered
Reissue Producer – Bob Belden, Michael Cuscuna
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
Recorded on July 8, 1966 (#1-6), July 28, 1967 (#7) and June 23, 1969 (#8-11) at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Originally issued as Blue Note BST 84268 (except #7 previously unissued and #8-11 previously issued on LT-1095).
Tracks 7 to 11 are bonus tracks.
Label: Blue Note – CDP 7243 8 29908 2 6
Series: Blue Note Rare Groove Series
Country: US
Released: Jan 28, 1997
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/1001280-Stanley-Turrentine-Easy-Walker
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