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Bags' Opus

| Recorded | Dec 28-29, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | United Artists Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 240958 |
The record
Benny Golson's charts give Farmer and Flanagan room to roam while Jackson's ringing lines stay grounded in blues feeling, Chambers and Kay locking the sextet's pulse in place.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Connie Kay — drums
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Benny Golson — tenor saxophone, arranged by
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Milt Jackson — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 32 pressings on file.
| 1959 | United Artists Records · UAL 4022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | London Records · LTZ-T 15172 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | La Voix De Son Maître · FELP 210 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | London Records · SAH-T 6049 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | United Artists Records · UAL 4022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | United Artists Records · UAS 5022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | United Artists Records · UAL 4022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | United Artists Records — MONO |
| 1960 | United Artists Records · UAS 5022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | United Artists Records · UAS 5022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | United Artists Records · 69 001 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1961 | United Artists Records · 669 001 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | United Artists Records · 38005 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | United Artists Records · UAL 4022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Connie Kay also plays on
Tommy Flanagan also plays on