Easy Winners is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1985 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Easy Winners
Studio album by Max Roach Double Quartet
Released	1985
Recorded	January 4, 7 & 8, 1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:05
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The wide variety of colors and the consistently-strong improvisations make this a highly recommended set of stirring music".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Bird Says" (Cecil Bridgewater) - 12:48
2. "Sis" (Odean Pope) - 6:33
3. "A Little Booker" (Max Roach) - 13:50
4. "Easy Winners" (Scott Joplin) - 4:54

• Recorded at the Platinum Factory in Brooklyn, New York on January 4, 7-8, 1985

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet
• Odean Pope - tenor saxophone
• John McLaughlin Williams, Cecelia Hobbs - violin
• Maxine Roach - viola
• Eileen Folson - cello
• Tyrone Brown - electric bass
• Ray Mantilla - percussion (track 1)

References