Easy Does It (Bobby Timmons album) explained

Easy Does It
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bobby Timmons
Cover:	Easy Does It (Bobby Timmons album).jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	March 13, 1961
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:54
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Bobby Timmons
Prev Title:	Soul Time
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	In Person
Next Year:	1961

Easy Does It is the third studio album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons, recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The DownBeat reviewer described it as "a model of unaffected, driving trio jazz". The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "the music is excellent".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated

1. "Easy Does It"4:53
2. "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)4:38
3. "A Little Busy"5:52
4. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young)4:54
5. "Pretty Memory"3:32
6. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)6:31
7. "I Thought About You" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen)5:01
8. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie)3:33

Recorded in New York City on March 13, 1961.

Personnel

• • • Bobby Timmonspiano Sam Jonesbass Jimmy Cobbdrums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bobby-timmons/catalog/#riverside-rlp-363 Bobby Timmons discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed February 8, 2011.