Paul Desmond - Easy Living - 180g Vinyl LP

Vinyl LP

Paul Desmond performs eight cool jazz tunes along with Jim Hall, Connie Kay, Eugene Wright, Gene Cherico and Percy Heath.

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head.

"Easy Living was released in 1966 and consists of unissued tracks recorded at the earlier Desmond-Hall sessions, but that does not mean that it is a lesser record, by any means. In fact, it's one of the best of this excellent bunch. Desmond's gorgeous tone and ability to improvise melodically were never heard to better advantage, and hall during this period was setting a standard for small-ensemble guitarists that is still the model for aspiring players... No audiophile jazz lover should miss this exemplary reissue." - Duck Baker, The Absolute Sound, February 2019

Features:
• 180g High Quality Vinyl
• Pure Analogue
• Made from the original, analogue mastertapes
• Pressed at Pallas/Germany
• Faithful reproductions of original artwork and labels

Musicians:
Paul Desmond, alto saxophone
Jim Hall, guitar
Gene Wright, bass (on "When Joanna Loved Me", "That Old Feeling" and "Easy Living")
Gene Cherico, bass (on "Poka Dots And Moonbeams" and "Blues For Fun")
Percy Heath, bass (on "Here's That Rainy Day", "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" and "Bewitched")
Connie Kay, drums

Selections:
Side 1:
1. When Joanna Loved Me
2. That Old Feeling
3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. Here's That Rainy Day
Side 2:
1. Easy Living
2. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
3. Bewitched
4. Blues For Fun

Recorded June 1963, July and September 1964, June 1965 at RCA Studio, New York City