Pleasure Bent
Studio album by Roland Alexander with Marcus Belgrave
Released	1961
Recorded	June 17, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:20
Label	New Jazz NJ 8267
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Roland Alexander chronology
Pleasure Bent (1961) Live at the Axis (1978)
Marcus Belgrave chronology
Pleasure Bent (1961) Gemini II (1974)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Roland Alexander – tenor saxophone
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• Ronnie Mathews – piano
• Gene Taylor – bass
• Clarence "Scoby" Stroman – drums

References