Easy Street (Eric Marienthal album)

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Easy Street
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Studio album by Eric Marienthal
Released 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Jazz
Length54:37
Label Verve
Producer Lee Ritenour
Eric Marienthal chronology
Street Dance
(1994)
Easy Street
(1997)
Walk Tall
(1998)

Easy Street is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eric Marienthal released in 1997 and recorded for the Verve label. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

Eric Marienthal American musician

Eric Marienthal is a Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Contents

Track listing

  1. Easy Street (Lee Ritenour) – 5:17
  2. Tuesday's Delight (John Beasley) – 4:41
  3. New Jack Saturday (Marienthal/Ritenour) – 5:07
  4. Until You Come Back to Me (Morris Broadnax/Clarence Paul/Stevie Wonder) – 4:24
  5. Glow (Ritenour) – 5:06
  6. Half and Half (Charles Davis) – 4:36
  7. The Sun Died (Ray Charles) – 5:14
  8. Last Day of Summer (Rob Mullins) – 5:33
  9. Bourriquot (Beasley) – 4:35
  10. Secret Passions (Jeff Lorber/Marienthal) – 5:03
  11. Vacjstage (Marienthal/Mullins) – 4:59

Personnel

Rick Braun musician

Rick Braun is a smooth jazz trumpeter and record producer.

John Rule Beasley is an American jazz pianist who has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, James Brown, Spice Girls, Dianne Reeves, Sérgio Mendes, Freddie Hubbard, John Patitucci, Queen Latifah, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, and Ivan Lins.

Don Grusin American musician

Don Grusin is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. He is the younger brother of Dave Grusin.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [1] 13

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References

  1. "Eric Marienthal US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.