Pleasure Bent

Pleasure Bent is the debut album by saxophonist Roland Alexander, with trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, recorded in 1961, and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2][3]

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)

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. Henderson, Alex. Roland Alexander – Pleasure Bent: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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