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The Easy Way
Studio album by The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Released	1959
Recorded	August 6 & 7, 1959
Studio	Universal Recording, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:14
Label	Verve MGV 8337
Producer	Ken Drunker
Jimmy Giuffre chronology
Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959) The Easy Way (1959) Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles (1960)

The Easy Way is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
DownBeat

Ken Dryden of Allmusic states: "Jimmy Giuffre's small-group recordings of the late '50s and early '60s are renowned for his lyrical tone and intimate chamber jazz settings". On All About Jazz Joshua Weiner wrote "The almost psychic interplay here between Giuffre and Hall is typical of the 3, but Brown is a real surprise. He sounds glad to be liberated from the relative stricture of Oscar Peterson's trio, fitting seamlessly into Giuffre's conception while still providing a strong, swinging pulse".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre unless noted.

1. "The Easy Way" – 5:56
2. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 4:54
3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:32
4. "Careful" (Jim Hall) – 6:30
5. "Ray's Time" – 7:00
6. "A Dream" – 2:09
7. "Off Center" – 4:41
8. "Montage" – 1:51
9. "Time Enough" – 2:41

Personnel

• Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Jim Hall – guitar
• Ray Brown – bass

References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015
2. Jimmy Giuffre Catalog accessed July 6, 2015
3. ^ Dryden, Ken. The Easy Way – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
4. Gleason, Ralph J. (31 March 1960). "Jimmy Giuffre: The Easy Way". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. p. 26.
5. Weiner, J., All About Jazz Review, October 14, 2003

• Jimmy Giuffre albums
• 1959 albums
• Verve Records albums