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Bag's Groove

Bag's Groove cover
RecordedAug 1, 1961
LabelTrio Records
Released1961
Personnel3 credited players
Discogsmaster 697918

The record

Pearson tackles the Milt Jackson standard here, his gospel-tinged voicings already pointing toward the arranging work he'd soon take on at Blue Note. Howard and Humphries swing without ever pushing, giving his melodic economy room to breathe.

Session personnel

  • Thomas Howard — bass
  • Lex Humphries — drums
  • Duke Pearson — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1975Trio Records — MONO
1987Jazz Line (2) · 32JDJ-125 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1992Jazz Line (2) · TKCB-30741 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
1995Jazz Line (2) · TKCB-70683 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak

Follow the players

Lex Humphries also plays on

Duke Pearson also plays on