Scott Hamilton is a jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing (music) an… Read Full Bio ↴Scott Hamilton is a jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing (music) and mainstream jazz.

He emerged in the 1970s and at the time he was considered to be one of the few musicians of real talent who carried the tradition of the classic jazz tenor saxophone in the style of Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins as well as Zoot Sims and Don Byas forward. He began playing in various rhythm & blues outfits in Providence (Rhode Island), but subsequently shifted to jazz and the tenor saxophone. In 1976 he moved to New York City at, in part the recommendation of Roy Eldridge. He there joined Benny Goodman for a period of time. During this time, he also developed an alcohol problem.,[1] In the early 1980's he had formed his own quintet and toured all over the world. By then free from his drinking habit, in 1982 he had matured sufficiently to be able to break away from the spell of mainly Ben Webster and Zoot Sims, of whom he had been criticized of imitating. From this point on both his playing and his tone was very much his own.

Living in New York City, he toured all around the world during the 1980's, playing Japan and all over Europe. He was in particular a recurrent visitor to the UK, Sweden and the Grand Parade du Jazz, held in Nice, France. By the early 1990's he was ready for a next step and by 1994 when he released Organic Duke, he had developed a quite singular style: a large, well rounded but still focused tone and improvising, ostensibly still based on the swing idiom (especially Ellington), but incorporating more modern elements. During this period, he relocated to London, and formed his current quartet, featuring John Pearce (p), Dave Green (b) and Steve Brown (dr). He is currently active touring all over Europe.

He has had over forty albums as a lead most on the Concord Records label.

Easy To Love
Scott Hamilton Lyrics

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I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time
In thinking such a thing could be
That you could ever care for me
I'm sure you hate to hear
That I adore you, dear
But grant me

Just the same

I'm not entirely to blame
For love
You'd be so easy to love
So easy to idolize
All others above
So worth the yearning for
So swell to keep every home fire burning for

We'd be so grand at the game
So carefree together
That it does seem a shame
That you can't see

Your future with me
Cause you'd be oh, so easy to love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Scott Hamilton's song "Easy To Love" reflects a feeling of deep longing and desire for someone that the singer knows is out of their reach. The opening lyrics, "I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time, in thinking such a thing could be," sheds light on the singer's self-awareness regarding the situation at hand. They know that the person they are infatuated with may never reciprocate those feelings. Despite this, the singer cannot help but admire the subject of their affection and wish that they could be loved by them.

The lyrics highlight the singer's pain and dilemma feeling trapped and hopeless because they adore someone who may never feel the same way. They express the sentiment that the object of their affection would be so easy to love and easy to idolize. The line, "So worth the yearning for, so swell to keep every home fire burning for" shows that the singer is willing to wait and work hard to keep their love alive. They believe that they would be a great match and would have an excellent life together.

Line by Line Meaning

I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time
I am aware that I am futilely investing my time

In thinking such a thing could be
Believing that something favorable could happen

That you could ever care for me
Expecting you to develop affection towards me

I'm sure you hate to hear
I'm confident that you dislike listening to

That I adore you, dear
That I have strong feelings of admiration for you

But grant me
However, give me the favor of

Just the same
Nevertheless

I'm not entirely to blame
I am not wholly accountable

For love
Regarding affection

You'd be so easy to love
You would be incredibly uncomplicated to care for

So easy to idolize
You are so effortless to uphold as an ideal