Jazz That's Easy

by Jazz That's Easy / Various

Overview

Jazz That's Easy is a budget-priced sampler devoted to the High Note label, offering a selection of lush, rich ballads without an excess of production polish; plus, there's the occasional bossa nova to round things out. Featured artists include Houston Person, Wallace Roney, Larry Coryell, Charles Earland, Etta Jones, and Teddy Edwards, among others. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	09/07/1999
Label:	Highnote Records
UPC:	0632375600129
Rank:	84467

Tracks

1. I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again  - David Lasley  - Julie Lasley  - Wallace Roney  - Tricia Tahara  - Lenny White
2. Lush Life  - John Hicks  - Billy Strayhorn
3. You Don't Know What Love Is  - Gene DePaul  - Winard Harper  - Don Raye
4. Star Eyes  - Larry Coryell  - Gene DePaul  - Don Raye
5. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man  - Oscar II Hammerstein  - Jerome Kern  - Houston Person
6. Emptiness  - Russell Gunn
7. Here's That Rainy Day  - Johnny Burke  - James Van Heusen  - Gloria Lynne
8. Dolphin Dance  - Charles Earland  - Herbie Hancock
9. Tenderly  - Teddy Edwards  - Walter Gross  - Jack Lawrence
10. Secrets  - Karin Burman  - Peter Burman  - Wallace Roney  - Tricia Tahara  - Lenny White
11. What a Wonderful World  - Etta Jones  - Bob Thiele  - George David Weiss

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Russell Gunn   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Charles Earland   Primary Artist,Organ,Organ (Hammond)
Etta Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Hicks   Primary Artist,Piano
Lenny White   Primary Artist,Drums
Larry Coryell   Primary Artist,Guitar
Wallace Roney   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Winard Harper   Primary Artist,Drums
Houston Person   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Teddy Edwards   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Tricia Tahara   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gloria Lynne   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dwayne Dolphin   Bass
Frankie Jones   Drums
Eric Alexander   Sax (Tenor)
Eric Revis   Bass
Greg Tardy   Flute
Joey DeFrancesco   Organ,Organ (Hammond)
Santi Debriano   Bass
Rodney Jones   Guitar
Mark Turner   Sax (Tenor)
Mike Renzi   Piano
Antoine Roney   Reeds
Ralphe Armstrong   Bass
Akira Tana   Drums
Myron Walden   Sax (Alto)
George Cables   Piano
Geri Allen   Keyboards
Keter Betts   Bass
Chip White   Drums
J.D. Allen   Sax (Tenor)
James Hurt   Piano
Jim Rotondi   Trumpet
Buster Williams   Bass
Cecil Brooks III   Drums
Ben Brown   Bass
Dick Morgan   Piano
Richard Wyands   Piano
Patrick Rickman   Trumpet
Tracy Wormworth   Bass
Stefon Harris   Vocals (Background)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Bob DeVos   Guitar
Cindy Blackman   Drums
Yoron Israel   Drums

Technical Credits

Russell Gunn   Performer
Don Raye   Composer
Don Sickler   Producer
Charles Earland   Producer,Performer
Etta Jones   Performer
John Hicks   Performer
Walter Gross   Composer
Lenny White   Producer,Performer
Rodney Jones   Producer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Michael Hurzon   Compilation Producer
George David Weiss   Composer
Gloria Lynne   Performer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
David Lasley   Composer
Wallace Roney   Producer,Performer
Houston Person   Producer,Performer
Winard Harper   Performer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Cecil Brooks III   Producer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Julie Lasley   Composer
Jimmy Bruch   Photography
Karin Burman   Composer
Peter Burman   Composer
Annalee Valencia   Design,Art Direction
Teddy Edwards   Performer
Tricia Tahara   Performer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Bob Thiele   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Joe Fields   Compilation Producer
Larry Coryell   Performer