Bags' Groove
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| Bags' Groove | ||
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| Studio album by Miles Davis | ||
| Released | 1957 | |
| Recorded | June 29 & December 24, 1954 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 45:53 | |
| Label | Prestige Records | |
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Bags' Groove is a jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige Records. Both takes of the title track come from a session on December, 24 1954 ("Bags" was vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname). The rest of the album was recorded earlier in the year, on 29 June. (The other tracks from the December session are found on the album Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants.)
The title composition and the three compositions on the album by the young Sonny Rollins all went on to become jazz standards.
The track "Oleo" was the first time that Davis used the Harmon mute on a studio recording. It would become an important part of his trumpet sound for the rest of his career.
[edit] Track listing
- "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) [take 1] – 11:12
- "Bags' Groove" [take 2] – 9:20
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:57
- "Oleo" (Rollins) – 5:10
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) [take 2] – 4:34
- "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:51
- "But Not for Me" [take 1] – 5:42
[edit] Performers
- Miles Davis - Trumpet
- Sonny Rollins - Tenor saxophone
- Horace Silver - Piano
- Percy Heath - Bass
- Kenny Clarke - Drums
On "Bags' Groove":
- Miles Davis - Trumpet
- Milt Jackson - Vibraphone
- Thelonious Monk - Piano
- Percy Heath - Bass
- Kenny Clarke - Drums
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