Miles Davis - Bags Groove (LP)

Miles Davis recorded this music in the company of such other giants as Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath, Sonny Rollins, and Horace Silver. Today the music they made is regarded as classic. “Bags’ Groove,” in two versions, is a perfect illustration of the improvisatory process, and the various delights that can develop from take to take; the date with Rollins reveals his development toward major status. It is hard to believe that having heard these 1954 recordings, the critics could have called Davis’s triumph at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955 a “comeback.”


Musicians:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Milt Jackson, vibes
Thelonious Monk, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax
Horace Silver, piano

Track Listing:
1. Bags Groove (2 takes)
2. Airegin
3. Oleo
4. But Not For Me (2 takes)
5. Doxy

Recorded December 24 and June 29, 1954