It’s Easy to Remember (studio, 1961-12-21: stereo master take, Master no. 10670-?)

~ Recording by John Coltrane

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBallads (stereo)John Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)AS 32
3.2It's Easy to Remember2:45John ColtraneJohn Coltrane 1926-1967John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
ABC Impulse!68 060/66
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)254 607-2
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)MCAD-5885
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCA-5885
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:45John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP1991-11-21
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)AS-32, MVCI-23006
1.5It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneLa Ballade de John ColtraneJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)GRP11422
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • US1995-06-20
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)GRD-156
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:49John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)IMP 11562
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:47John ColtraneMore John ColtraneJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-06-16
  • -1998
GRP (Grusin-Rosen Productions)GRD-9915, GRD9915
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • US1998-08-18
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 731
1.2It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneThe Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Studio RecordingsJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-17
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)IMPD8280
1.9It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneTenor Sax BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GRP (Grusin-Rosen Productions)GRD-9944
2.13It's Easy to Remember2:46John ColtraneThe Guide to Good SaxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)565 624-2
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:48John ColtraneColtrane for LoversJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-01-23
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)3145493612
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:48John ColtraneColtrane for Lovers (club edition)John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2001-01-23
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)P2 49361
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:48John ColtraneColtrane for LoversJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2001-02-06
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)3145493612
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP2001-06-27
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)UCCI-9001
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:48John Coltrane QuartetColtrane for LoversJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • US2002-04-16
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)314 589 548-2
2.7It’s Easy to Remember2:48John ColtraneClassic Jazz: Jazz for LoversVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicR612-21
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:47John ColtraneI Grandi Del Jazz - John ColtraneJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
RCS Quotidiani S.p.A.GDJ006
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:47John ColtraneOn Impulse!John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
EmArcy059 915-2
2.10It’s Easy to Remember2:48John ColtraneIn the MoodVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2004
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)982419-7
1.8It's Easy to Remember2:47John Coltrane QuartetJohn Coltrane (First Class Jazz 14)John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Belgium
1.7It's Easy To Remember2:47John ColtraneBalladsJohn ColtraneAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)0602517486201
5.7It’s Easy to Remember2:49John Coltrane QuartetThe Impulse! Albums: Volume OneJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)B0010 135-02
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • XE2008-02-19
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)0602517486201
2.3It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
Original Recordings GroupORG 012
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP2010-12-15
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)UCGU-9009
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:47John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
2.9It's Easy to Remember2:46John ColtraneSiesta 8 - Muzyka Świata & Stare RadioVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • PL2012-10-23
Universal Music Polska5340937
1.12It's Easy To Remember2:49John Coltrane QuartetJohn Coltrane: Verve Ultimate CoolJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-01-01
Decca Records
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:47John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
Masterworks Series
3.6It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneOut of This WorldJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde274 2488 90
1.7It's Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetImpulse! 6 Great JazzJohn Coltrane Quartet, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes Quartet, Oliver Nelson, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Johnny HartmanAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2015-12-10
Esoteric (recording label of JP hi-fi audio equipment manufacturer Esoteric Company)ESSI-90133/8
4.7It's Easy To Remember2:49John ColtraneJohn Coltrane – Ballads (1956 - 1962)John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du MondeCMJ 874238285
15.7It's Easy to Remember2:47John ColtraneJazz Box (25 Original Albums)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music France538 572-0
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneNaimaJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde742783.84
1.20It’s Easy to Remember2:45John ColtraneThe Essential John Coltrane on Impulse!John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
1.7It's Easy to Remember2:49John ColtraneThe HitsJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
New Continent648057
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • US2020-10-09
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)AS-32, B0032078-01
2.9Mississippi: It's easy to remember2:44John ColtraneSimply ... Coltrane!John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2021-03-26
Jube Legends
1.7It's Easy To Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP2021-06-23
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)UCGU-9070
1.4It's Easy to Remember2:48John Coltrane QuartetColtrane For Lovers (Deluxe Edition)John ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2022-02-10
4.12It's Easy to Remember2:45John ColtraneThe Classic Albums CollectionJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
Enlightenment (A Crazy Jazz Label)EN4CD9200
1.7It’s Easy to Remember?:??John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP2023-06-14
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UCGQ-9032
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:47John Coltrane QuartetBallads (192kHz/24-bit PCM | DSD128)John Coltrane QuartetAlbum
High Definition Tape TransfersHDTT2556
Promotion
4.2It's Easy to Remember?:??John ColtraneJohn ColtraneJohn ColtraneAlbum + Compilation
ABC Records (US, 65–79), impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)SR-3026~8
(unknown)
1.7It's Easy To Remember2:47John Coltrane QuartetBalladsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)ITC 306
1.7It’s Easy to Remember2:50John Coltrane QuartetBalladsThe John Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • JP2013-11-27
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)UCCU-40001

Relationships

recording engineer:Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-12-21)
producer:Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1961-12-21)
double bass [bass]:Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-12-21)
drums (drum set):Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-12-21)
piano:McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-21)
tenor saxophone:John Coltrane (on 1961-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-12-21)
recording of:It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (on 1961-12-21: cover, instrumental)

It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget)

lyricist:Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)