Pleasure Bent

Pleasure Bent
Studio album by
Roland Alexander with Marcus Belgrave
Released1961
RecordedJune 17, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:20
LabelNew Jazz
NJ 8267
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Roland Alexander chronology
Pleasure Bent
(1961) 		Live at the Axis
(1978)
Marcus Belgrave chronology
Pleasure Bent
(1961) 		Gemini II
(1974)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

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

  1. "Pleasure Bent" – 11:10
  2. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:20
  3. "Dorman Road" – 5:30
  4. "Lil's Blues" – 7:20
  5. "Orders to Take Out" – 7:00
  6. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 5:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Roland Alexander discography accessed December 11, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed December 11, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: New Jazz label discography (8200 series) accessed December 11, 2018
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Roland Alexander – Pleasure Bent: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.