Easin' It

Easin' It is a studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra recorded between 1960 and 1962. The album contains a collaboration by Frank Foster, a well known member from Basie's big band. All tracks were composed, arranged and conducted by Foster and is a mixture of jazz and blues.

The tune Easin' It became a great success for Basie those years. It was one of the most performed tunes in his concerts in the early 60's.

Track listing

 * 1) Easin' It - 6:12
 * 2) Brotherly Shove - 3:17
 * 3) Blues for Daddy-O - 8:56
 * 4) Four, Five, Six - 4:40
 * 5) Misunderstood Blues - 6:05
 * 6) Mama Dev Blues - 4:44
 * 7) It's About That Time - 4:17

All compositions by Frank Foster

Personnel

 * The Count Basie Orchestra:
 * Count Basie - piano
 * Freddie Green - guitar
 * Eddie Jones - bass - (tracks 1–3)
 * Sonny Payne - drums - (tracks 1–3)
 * Snooky Young - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
 * Thad Jones - trumpet
 * Sonny Cohn - trumpet
 * Joe Newman - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
 * Clark Terry - trumpet - (tracks 1–3)
 * Al Grey - trombone - (tracks 1–3)
 * Henry Coker - trombone
 * Benny Powell - trombone
 * Marshal Royal - alto sax, clarinet
 * Frank Wess - alto sax, tenor sax, flute
 * Frank Foster - tenor sax, arranger, conductor
 * Billy Mitchell - tenor sax - (tracks 1–3)
 * Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax
 * Art Davis - bass - (track 4)
 * Gus Johnson - drums - (track 4)
 * Flip Ricard - trumpet - (tracks 4–7)
 * Al Aarons - trumpet - (tracks 4–7)
 * Eric Dixon - tenor sax, flute - (tracks 4–7)
 * Ike Isaacs - bass - (tracks 5–7)
 * Louis Bellson - drums - (tracks 5–7)
 * Quentin Jackson - trombone - (tracks 4–7)