STANLEY TURRENTINE - Easy Walker (1969-2017) Blue Note, The Masterworks, Top 50 / SHM-CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Easy Walker is a fairly standard but highly enjoyable small-group soul-jazz session from Stanley Turrentine. Backed by a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Mickey Roker, and bassist Bob Cranshaw, Turrentine turns in a number of rich, round, and full-bodied leads which are perfectly complemented by Tyner's strutting, sympathetic piano. Largely divided between midtempo grooves and slow blues, with a couple of pop covers like "What the World Needs Now Is Love," thrown in, 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. The 1997 CD reissue features four bonus tracks which were recorded with drummer Billy Cobham and bassist Gene Taylor, along with Tyner; the highlight of these is a breezy version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave." by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist  :
1 Meat Wave 4:40
Written-By – Hank Johnson
2 They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool 7:40
Written-By – Buddy Johnson
3 Yours Is My Heart Alone 5:00
Written-By – Franz Lehar
4 Easy Walker 6:10
Written-By – Billy Taylor
5 What The World Needs Now Is Love 6:40
Written-By – David-Bacharach
6 Alone Together 5:35
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
7 A Foggy Day 6:23
Composed By – G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin                                                    
8 Stan's Shuffle 6:56
Composed By – Stanley Turrentine
9 Watch What Happens 5:32
Composed By – M. LeGrand, N. Gimbel
10 Intermission Walk 6:39
Composed By – Tommy Turrentine
11 Wave 8:13
Composed By – Antonio Carlos Jobim                   
Credits :
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Mickey Roker
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine