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Bags Groove

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I just received this remastered classic from Amazon and it is ASTOUNDING ! I can't believe it took me so long to pick this up. Miles sounds as good as I've ever heard him and the rest of the musicians are also at their best particularly Milt Jackson on the title track. Monk sounds a bit tentative and the story is that Miles asked him to sit out while he took his solo but Monk came through when it was his time to comp behind Jackson's solo and take his own solo. He sounds inventive and unmistakably Monk. Horace Silver and Sonny Rollins both sound wonderful and the tracks where they are featured really swing. The heart of this fine CD is the incredible rhythm section of Percy Heath and Keny Clarke. These guys were rock solid throughout this session and with the remastering Heath's bass lines just jump through the speakers.
Do not hesitate to purchase this. You will be glad you did.

Wow! What an album (CD) this truely is a recording of great Jazz giants that the world will never see again. Miles Davis is outstanding as always on this, Theolonius Monk adds his signature twist on the piano and Milt Jackson on the vibes makes this a MUST have recording for Jazz fans. The rest of the group include Horace Silver, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke that are each giants in the Jazz world. Although Miles and Theolonius didn't get along, the first two songs on this recording "Bags Groove" and its alternate take, definitely groove to the sound. Each of the artists trade off riffs with each other and then they blend wonderfully well. The rest of the songs are wonderful to listen to. This is an expensive CD, but is well worth the money to spend on it. The remastering is outstanding and the clarity of sound is perfect. It almost sounds like the listener is in the studio with these artists when they record it. As stated before, this is a MUST get for any fans of great beebop or great Jazz in general.

I was in a high-end audio store the other day, and they were using this *mono* CD to demo a $100K system. It sounded like Miles, et al., were *in the room*, and despite being a mono track (Bags' Groove), the soundstage extended about ten feet wide between the speakers. I really don't know how the now-twenty-five+-year-old CD format could yield sound like this.