Sliding Easy Explained

Sliding Easy
Type:	Album
Artist:	Curtis Fuller
Cover:	Sliding Easy.jpg
Released:	End of October 1959^[1]
Recorded:	March 12, 1959
Studio:	Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:16
Label:	United Artists UAL 4041^[2]
Producer:	Tom Wilson
Chronology:	Curtis Fuller
Prev Title:	Another Monday Night at Birdland
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Blues-ette
Next Year:	1959

Sliding Easy is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller, recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Fuller except as indicated

1. "Bit of Heaven" - 5:25
2. "Down Home" - 4:05
3. "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) - 5:52
4. "Bongo Bop" (Charlie Parker) - 7:50
5. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 6:55
6. "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 5:09

Personnel

• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Elvin Jones - drums
• Benny Golson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5), Gigi Gryce (tracks 2 & 6) - arranger

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=RwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Curtis+Fuller+Sliding+Easy&pg=PA6 Announced on Billboard Oct 12, 1959.
2. Book: Goldmine Record Album Price Guide - Martin Popoff - Google Books . 8 September 2009. 9781440229169 . 2020-05-14. Popoff . Martin .
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/curtis-fuller/catalog/#united-artists-ual-4041 Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog
4. Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
5. https://www.bsnpubs.com/ua/ua4000-5000.pdf Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the United Artists label 40000 & 4000/5000 Series (1958–1972)
6. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sliding-easy-mw0000891997 Allmusic Review