Nice and Easy (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nice and Easy
| type = Studio
| artist = Johnny Lytle
| cover = Nice and Easy (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = January 29, 1962
New York City
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| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:58
| label = Jazzland
JLP 67
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| chronology = Johnny Lytle
| prev_title = Happy Ground
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Moon Child
| next_year = 1962
}}
Nice and Easy (subtitled The Soulful Vibes of Johnny Lytle) is the third album led by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1962 for the Jazzland label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-67 Jazzland Records discography] accessed November 2, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=917}}
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Nice and Easy is a mellow and heavily bop-influenced set fairly far removed from his usual blues-tinged funk... The results are a welcome change of pace from Lytle's often frenetic and occasionally too-busy style, and the ballad-heavy selection is a nice balance of new tunes and a few familiar standards. Overall, this could well be Johnny Lytle's best set".Mason, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/nice-and-easy-the-soulful-vibes-of-johnny-lytle-mw0000602556 Allmusic Review] accessed November 2, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:33
- "Soul Time" (Bobby Timmons) - 4:33
- "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 5:23
- "322-Wow!" - 4:07
- "Coroner's Blues" - 7:22
- "Nice and Easy" (Johnny Griffin) - 8:20
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 4:40
Personnel
- Johnny Lytle - vibraphone
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-6)
- Bobby Timmons - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Louis Hayes - drums
References
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