Easy Street (album)

This article is about the Eric Marienthal album. For other albums, see Easy street § Music.

Easy Street
Studio album by Eric Marienthal
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:37
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.

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. Backstage (Marienthal/Mullins) – 4:59

Personnel

• Eric Marienthal – saxophone
• Rick Braun – trumpet
• John Beasley – keyboards
• Don Grusin – keyboards
• Rob Mullins – keyboards
• Russell Ferrante – piano
• Lee Ritenour – guitar
• Melvin Lee Davis – bass
• Sonny Emory – drums
• Hilary Jones – drums
• Cassio Duarte – percussion
• Vesta Williams – vocals

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [1]	21
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2]	13

References

1. "Eric Marienthal Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
2. "Eric Marienthal Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

External links

• Eric Marienthal/Easy Street at AllMusic
• Eric Marienthal/Easy Street at Discogs