Bags' Groove (composition)
| "Bags' Groove" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Miles Davis from the album Bags' Groove | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Recorded | 24 December 1954 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 11:12 |
| Label | Prestige |
| Composer | Milt Jackson |
| Bags' Groove track listing | |
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"Bags' Groove" is a jazz composition by Milt Jackson and first recorded by Miles Davis's quintet in 1954. The recording was released on the 1957 album Bags' Groove. "Bags' Groove", along with "Oleo", "Doxy" and "Airegin" from the same album, has become a jazz standard.[1]
The song was named for vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname "Bags".[2]
Personnel
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Notes
- ↑ Bag's Groove at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 2 May 2009
- ↑ Scott Yanow: Milt Jackson biography at Allmusic - retrieved on 2 May 2009