Sliding Easy

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Sliding Easy
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Studio album by
Curtis Fuller
ReleasedEnd of October 1959 [1]
RecordedMarch 12, 1959
StudioNola's Penthouse Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length35:16
Label United Artists
UAL 4041 [2]
Producer Tom Wilson
Curtis Fuller chronology
Another Monday Night at Birdland
(1959)		Sliding Easy
(1959)		 Blues-ette
(1959)

Sliding Easy is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller, recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [6]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Fuller except as indicated
  1. "Bit of Heaven" - 5:25
  2. "Down Home" - 4:05
  3. "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) - 5:52
  4. "Bongo Bop" (Charlie Parker) - 7:50
  5. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 6:55
  6. "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 5:09

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Announced on Billboard Oct 12, 1959. Review would follow on Nov 2, 1959.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (8 September 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide - Martin Popoff - Google Books. ISBN   9781440229169 . Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. ↑ Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
  4. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
  5. ↑ Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the United Artists label 40000 & 4000/5000 Series (1958-1972), accessed October 22, 2019
  6. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2012
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