Easy Living is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1977, featuring performances by Rollins with George Duke, Paul Jackson and Tony Williams with Byron Miller and Bill Summers added on one track. Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "One of Sonny Rollins' better recordings of the 1970s, this spirited Milestone set finds the veteran tenor saxman adopting a thicker and raunchier R&B-ish tone."
Track listing All compositions by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
"Isn't She Lovely?" (Stevie Wonder) – 6:39 "Down the Line" – 7:59 "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:05 "Arroz con Pollo" – 5:37 "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:09 "Hear What I'm Saying" – 9:40
Personnel Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 6), soprano saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 4) George Duke – piano, electric piano Tony Williams – drums Paul Jackson – electric bass (tracks 2–6) Charles Icarus Johnson – guitar (tracks 1–4, 6) Byron Miller – electric bass (track 1) Bill Summers – congas (track 1)
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