| The Easy Way | ||||
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| Studio album by The Jimmy Giuffre 3 | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 6 & 7, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8337 | |||
| Producer | Ken Drunker | |||
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The Easy Way is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Ken Dryden of Allmusic states: "Jimmy Giuffre's small-group recordings of the late '50s and early '60s are renowned for his lyrical tone and intimate chamber jazz settings". [3] On All About Jazz Joshua Weiner wrote "The almost psychic interplay here between Giuffre and Hall is typical of the 3, but Brown is a real surprise. He sounds glad to be liberated from the relative stricture of Oscar Peterson's trio, fitting seamlessly into Giuffre's conception while still providing a strong, swinging pulse". [4]
All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre unless noted.
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