The Easy Way is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959.Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015Jimmy Giuffre Catalog accessed July 6, 2015
Critical reception
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". 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".Weiner, J., All About Jazz Review, October 14, 2003
Track listing All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre unless noted. "The Easy Way" – 5:56 "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 4:54 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:32 "Careful" (Jim Hall) – 6:30 "Ray's Time" – 7:00 "A Dream" – 2:09 "Off Center" – 4:41 "Montage" – 1:51 "Time Enough" – 2:41
Personnel Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Jim Hall – guitar Ray Brown – bass
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