| Easy Walker | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Stanley Turrentine |
| Cover: | Easy Walker.jpg |
| Released: | February 1968[1] |
| Recorded: | July 8, 1966 (#1–6) July 28, 1967 (#7) June 23, 1969 (#8–11) |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 37:14 original LP 71:05 CD reissue |
| Label: | Blue Note BST 84268 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion (#1–7) Francis Wolff (#8–11) |
| Chronology: | Stanley Turrentine |
| Prev Title: | Rough 'n' Tumble |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | The Spoiler |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
Easy Walker is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker.[2] One additional track from an unreleased session arranged by Duke Pearson was added to the original CD release and another four bonus tracks recorded in 1969 and originally released on Ain't No Way (LT 1095, 1980) were added to the 1997 CD reissue.[3]
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and states "Easy Walker doesn't offer much challenging material, but it does let the musicians work a good groove, and occasionally showcase their improvisational skills, making it a good, relaxing soul-jazz session".[4] A review of the reissued CD in All About Jazz stated that "Blue Note has thrown in some real bonuses [that] make this CD worth the price of admission at 70 minutes. The 1966 material is good and will surprise few who are familiar with the tenor's Blue Note work... both Tyner and Turrentine attack the songs with their respective signatures and illustrate some of their finest playing of the period. Good stuff".[3]
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
Tracks 1–6
Track 7
Tracks 8–11