Pleasure Bent
1961 studio album by Roland Alexander with Marcus Belgrave
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Pleasure Bent is a debut album by saxophonist Roland Alexander, with trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, recorded in 1961, and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | June 17, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJ 8267 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson stated, "Although the tenor saxman's Coltrane-influenced debut album, Pleasure Bent, was recorded in 1961, this vinyl LP has more in common with the bop-oriented Coltrane of the mid- to late '50s. ... That isn't to say that Alexander is a flat-out clone of Coltrane -- he was also influenced by Sonny Rollins and other hard boppers -- but there is no denying that Coltrane's playing is a strong influence on this record ... his roots were hard bop, and hard bop is exactly what he plays on this decent, if derivative, LP."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Roland Alexander except where noted
- "Pleasure Bent" – 11:10
- "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:20
- "Dorman Road" – 5:30
- "Lil's Blues" – 7:20
- "Orders to Take Out" – 7:00
- "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 5:00
Personnel
- Roland Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Ronnie Mathews – piano
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Clarence "Scoby" Stroman – drums