[ Concord / LP ]
Release Date: Friday 27 October 2023
Bags' Groove was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and originally released by Prestige Records. It compiles material from two 10" LPs recorded in 1954, plus two alternative takes.
It is described in Allmusic as "…a cornerstone of the post-bop genre." It features Thelonious Monk on the two takes of the title track, Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Kenny Clarke on drums, Milt Jackson on vibraphone, Percy Heath on bass, and Horace Silver on piano in "Airegin" and "But Not For Me (Take 1)."
A1. Bags' Groove (Take 1)
A2. Bags' Groove (Take 2)
B1. Airegin
B2. Oleo
B3. But Not For Me (Take 2)
B4. Doxy
B5. But Not For Me (Take 1)