Joe Roland Quintette Explained

Joe Roland Quintette
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Joe Roland
Cover:	Joe Roland Quintette.jpg
Released:	June 1955
Recorded:	March 17 & 18, 1955
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Bethlehem BCP-17
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Joe Roland
Prev Title:	Joltin' Joe Roland
Prev Year:	1955

Joe Roland Quintette (also released as Easy Living) is an album by jazz vibraphonist Joe Roland which was released on the Bethlehem label in 1955.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow described it as "quite worthwhile, mainstream bop of the period... A worthwhile reissue".

Track listing

1. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 5:23
2. "Stairway to the Steinway" (Freedie Redd) – 3:03
3. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) – 2:29
4. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 2:40
5. "Robin" (Ismael Ugarte) – 4:00
6. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:30
7. "Goodbye Bird" (Joe Roland) – 4:20
8. "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) – 4:51
9. "Anticipation" (Dick Garcia) – 3:50
10. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:42
11. "The Moon Got in My Eyes" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 1:46
12. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:39

Personnel

• Joe Roland – vibraphone
• Freddie Redd - piano
• Dick Garcia – guitar
• Dante Martucci - bass
• Ron Jefferson - drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/bethlehem-records/catalog-deluxe-series/#bcp-17 Bethlehem Records Catalog: Deluxe series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/king/bethlehem/bethlehem1.html Both Sides Now: Bethlehem Discography, Part 2 - BCP-1 12-inch LP Series (1955-1960)
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/joe-roland/catalog/album-index/ Joe Roland discography