Bags' Groove (PRLP 7109) is a jazz album by Miles Davis, released in 1957 by Prestige, compiling material from two 10" LPs recorded in 1954, plus two alternative takes.
| Bags' Groove | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | Early December 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 29 & December 24, 1954 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:11 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7109 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| Tom Hull | A−[5] |
Recording
editBoth takes of the title track come from a session on December 24, 1954, the first version having been previously released on Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 (PRLP 196). ("Bags" was vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname.) The other tracks recorded during this session may be found on Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (PRLP 7150), and all of them are also featured on the compilation album Thelonious Monk: The Complete Prestige Recordings. The rest of the album was recorded earlier in the year, on June 29, and four of the tracks had already been released as Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (PRLP 187), with the fifth being a previously unreleased alternative take.
Music
editThe title track was written by Milt "Bags" Jackson and the three compositions written by the young Sonny Rollins all went on to become jazz standards. On "Oleo," Davis uses a Harmon mute to obtain a unique timbre, one that would become an iconic aspect of his sound.
Track listing
editPrestige – LP 7109:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bags' Groove" (Take 1) | Milt Jackson | 11:16 |
| 2. | "Bags' Groove" (Take 2) | Jackson | 9:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Airegin" | Sonny Rollins | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Oleo" | Rollins | 5:14 |
| 3. | "But Not for Me" (Take 2) | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "Doxy" | Rollins | 4:55 |
| 5. | "But Not for Me" (Take 1) |
| 5:45 |
| Total length: | 46:11 | ||
Personnel
editJune 29, 1954 (Side two)
edit- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Horace Silver – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
December 24, 1954 (Side one)
edit- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
References
edit- ^ "Billboard – December 16, 1957 (Page 38)". Billboard. 16 December 1957. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Miles Davis – Bags' Groove". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940s-50s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.