Title: Bags' Groove Artist: Miles Davis & Modern Jazz Giants Release Date: 6/29/1954 Label: JVC, JVC Japan, JVC Victor, Original Jazz Classics, Prestige, Prestige/OJC, Universal Japan Duration: 18:53 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 009119004626, 025218482622, 025218624527, 4988002328673, 4988002467679, 4988002505654, 4988005503985, 4988005536570, 693692004625, 888072306455, 0090204019656, 090204705221, 498800238073, 4988002443062, 498800232867, 498800246767 Genre: Jazz Styles: Bop, Hard Bop Moods: Ambitious, Atmospheric, Confident, Elaborate, Elegant, Intimate, Lush, Manic, Melancholy, Nocturnal, Reflective, Reserved, Restrained, Sophisticated, Bright, Cerebral, Complex, Poignant, Cathartic, Dreamy, Freewheeling, Meandering, Rebellious, Sparkling, Stylish, Uncompromising, Aggressive, Brooding, Detached, Fiery, Intense, Ominous, Provocative, Refined/Mannered, Sprawling, Visceral, Amiable/Good-Natured, Druggy, Hypnotic, Romantic, Soothing, Volatile Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Bags' Groove [Take 1]
2. Bags' Groove [Take 2]
3. Airegin
4. Oleo
5. But Not for Me [Take 2]
6. Doxy
7. But Not for Me [Take 1]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Universal Japan UCCO9208 2008 CD Prestige 30645 2006 CD JVC Japan 2035 2006 CD JVC Japan 41027 2006 CD JVC Victor 41505 2003 CD Prestige 61044 2002 CD JVC Victor 60263 2001 CD Prestige 7109 2001 CD Prestige 7109 1998 CD Original Jazz Classics 202452 1998 CD JVC 46 1994 CD Original Jazz Classics 202452 1991 CD Original Jazz Classics 245 1991 CD Prestige/OJC OJCCD-245-2 ------ CD Prestige/OJC 245

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There are a multitude of reasons why Bags' Groove remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre. Of course there will always be the lure of the urban myth surrounding the Christmas Eve 1954 session -- featuring Thelonious Monk -- which is documented on the two takes of the title track. There are obviously more tangible elements, such as Davis' practically telepathic runs with Sonny Rollins (tenor sax). Or Horace Silver's (piano) uncanny ability to provide a stream of chord progressions that supply a second inconspicuous lead without ever overpowering. Indeed, Davis' choice of former Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra and concurrent Modern Jazz Quartet members Milt Jackson (vibes), Kenny Clarke (drums), and Percy Heath (bass) is obviously well-informed. This combo became synonymous with the ability to tastefully improvise and provide bluesy bop lines in varied settings. The up-tempo and latin-infused syncopation featured during the opening of "Airegin" flows into lines and minor-chord phrasings that would reappear several years later throughout Davis' Sketches of Spain epic. The fun and slightly maniacally toned "Oleo" features one of Heath's most impressive displays on Bags' Groove. His staccato accompaniment exhibits the effortless nature with which these jazz giants are able to incorporate round after round of solos onto the larger unit. Bags' Groove belongs as a cornerstone of all jazz collections. Likewise, the neophyte as well as the seasoned jazz enthusiast will find much to discover and rediscover throughout the disc. The remastered CD includes both historic takes of "Bags' Groove" as well as one additional rendering of the pop standard "But Not for Me." ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bob Weinstock Supervisor Chris Clough Reissue Production Assistance Horace Silver Piano, Bass Ira Gitler Liner Notes, Original Liner Notes Joe Tarantino Reissue Production Assistance Kazue Sugimoto Remastering Supervisor Kenny Clarke Drums Larissa Collins Assistant Miles Davis Trumpet, Main Performer Milt Jackson Vibraphone Nick Phillips Reissue Producer Percy Heath Piano, Bass Reid Miles Cover Design Rikka Arnold Editorial Rudy Van Gelder Liner Notes, Engineer, Remastering Shigeo Miyamoto Mastering Shohji Ichikawa Liner Notes Sonny Rollins Sax (Tenor) Stuart Kremsky Reissue Production Assistance Tamaki Beck Mastering Supervisor The Modern Jazz Giants Performer Thelonious Monk Piano