Streamlined, commercially responsible jazz with influences from soul and R&B can be found on the new CD by alto / soprano saxophonist Eric Marienthal. It is a great CD, which sounds great and will certainly appeal to a broad, somewhat younger jazz audience. Collaboration was provided by Lee Ritenour (guitar, keyboard, hammond organ), Sonny Emory (bass), Rob Mullins (keyboard), John Beasley
… (keyboard) and Jeff Lorber (keyboard / guitar), among others. Vesta Williams provided vocals on Stevie Wonder's "Until you come back to me (that's what I'm gonna do)" (on which Marienthal can also be heard on flute) and Angelo on Ray Charles's "The sun died". "Easy street" contains twelve songs, including in addition to the title track "Tuesday's delight", "more
