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Easy To Remember

by Ken Peplowski

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1.
It's Easy to Remember (feat. Bobby Short) 04:31
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2.
Restless 05:50
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3.
Copi 07:58
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4.
With Every Breath I Take 03:42
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5.
Louisa 03:22
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6.
Everything I Love 08:01
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7.
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 04:41
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8.
Single Petal of a Rose 01:55
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9.
Love Came 03:52
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10.
Good Old Days 07:07
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11.
Junk (feat. Kim Liggett) 02:36
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12.
Smoke Rings 05:37
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13.
High on You 07:16
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14.
Love Came II - New York Mix 03:51
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15.
Love Came III - New York Mix 03:50
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16.
It's Easy to Remember II (feat. Bobby Short) - New York Mix 04:30
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17.
It's Easy to Remember III (feat. Bobby Short) - New York Mix 04:32
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18.
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - New York Mix 04:41
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19.
Restless - New York Mix 05:51
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20.
High on You - New York Mix 06:31
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about

In numerous rave reviews, critics have exalted Ken Peplowski as the epitome of jazz traditionalism. But repeated listenings of his work reveals that Peplowski is perhaps more experimental and diverse than some have described him. It is worth noting that while Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Ben Webster are strong inspirations, Ken has also recorded songs by Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane and even The Beatles.

"A lot of jazz musicians are strangely conservative in their tastes," Peplowski says. "They'll tell you, 'I only listen to jazz recorded before 1960, and I never listen to rock.' But to me, that's such a loss. You're depriving yourself of so much. And I don't want to deprive myself. I want to be honest with myself and at the same time, continue to throw myself into unfamiliar, challenging situations."

"I don't want to stay inside a comfort zone. I want to take risks, try out new things and experiment,” he adds. “And with albums like Lost In The Stars and Easy To Remember, I'm confident that I'm doing exactly that."

All About Jazz

"It's Easy To Remember" has always been one of my favorite songs – a perfect marriage of lyrics and melody, and sung by a man who understands both (probably more than any other living male singer) -Bobby Short. I have had the good fortune to work with Bobby quite often in recent years, and he surprised me one night at the Café Carlyle by asking me to join him on a rendition of "It's Easy To Remember" very much like the one you're listening to on this record, as this is only the second time we've performed it together - I've been waiting for this moment to put it onto CD, so we've purposely not performed, or even rehearsed it, in the interim.
Thanks, Bobby, for your gracious presence in the studio - you are the best friend a song ever had!

Ken Peplowski
NYC Feb. 20, 2004

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released February 2, 2021

Ken Peplowski - clarinet, tenor sax
Joe Cohn - guitar
Ted Rosenthal - piano
Joe Fitzgerald - bass
Jeff Brillinger - drums

Special Guests
Bobby Short - vocals, piano
Kim Liggett - vocals

Recorded on October 27, 2003 at Nola Recording Studios, New York City, by Jim Czak.

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