Pleasure Bent
# Pleasure Bent

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

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

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."

## Track listing

All compositions by Roland Alexander except where noted

* "Pleasure Bent" – 11:10
* "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:20
* "Dorman Road" – 5:30
* "Lil's Blues" – 7:20
* "Orders to Take Out" – 7:00
* "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
