Bags' Groove [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Miles Davis

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1954
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Prestige
• ASIN: B0014DM8OS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,209 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Miles Davis, Bags Groove

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay No Attention To The Other Reviewer, December 20, 2008

By	J. Rich - See all my reviews

"Bags' Groove" is an awesome recording. The sheer volume of jazz stars speaks for itself. Miles, Monk, Rollins, Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Kenny Clarke, and Percy Heath. I think those names spark enough praise on their own. Anyone who's interested in jazz and in particular the bebop movement should pick this album up. Some very swinging, lyrical music. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of Cool Grooves, March 9, 2009

By	Mr. Richard D. Coreno "Mr. C" (Berea, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The album title is a nod to vibraphonist Milt "Bags" Jackson, who appears on the album with Sonny Rollins (s), Thelonious Monk (p), Horace Silver (p), Percy Heath (b) and Kenny Clarke (d). The seven cuts - including two versions each of Bags' Groove and But Not For Me - clock in at 45:53.

Miles showcases the incredible songwriting talents of Rollins by recording Airegin, Oleo and Doxy. The two takes of the title cut are groove masters, but Rollins takes the spotlight through his work with pen & paper and the sax.

The Prestige-era for Miles has a number of intriguing hard bop sides and this album again demonstrates the fabulous compositions, musicians and studio work that defined a generation.

11 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Yet , April 5, 2008

By	John M. - See all my reviews

This is still not the complete Bags' Groove session. The complete Bags' Groove session, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk etc. can be found on Thelonious Monk The Complete Prestige Recordings 3CD Box Set in 20 bit. It takes up the whole of the 3'd CD. Bags' Groove - Bemsha Swing- The Man I Love and Swing Spring- ending with 2 alternate takes. CDs 1&2 contain trio tracks as well as other combo tracks with Frank Foster & Ray Copeland - Sonny Rollins & Julius Watkins and some quartet tracks with Sonny Rollins.---- As for the CD at hand - After 2 takes of Bags Groove you get a Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins LO-FI former 10in LP from the early 1950's A far cry from Miles with Coltrane on Prestige HI-FI from the mid 1950's- WORKIN,STEAMING,RELAXIN,and COOKIN. Don't worry, Trane is constrained.