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Jazz On The Rocks
Don Bagley
Featuring: Don Bagley (b), Phil Woods (as), Eddie Costa (p,vib), Sal Salvador (g), Charlie Persip (d)
REFERENCE: BMCD 1602
BAR CODE: 84 27328 01602 5
Tracklisting:
1. Batter Up
2. Come Out Swingin
3. Odd Man Out
4. Bull Pen
5. Hold In There
6. Miss Minor
All compositions by Don Bagley.
Recorded in New Jersey, May 1958
Review:
Don Bagley was better known as a sideman than a leader during the 1950s, touring with Stan Kenton and recording with the likes of Nat King Cole and Dexter Gordon. This is the second of just three records the bassist made as a leader, with a lineup of rising young stars including Phil Woods, Eddie Costa, Sal Salvador, and Charlie Persip. All six tracks are originals by Bagley, starting with the perky "Batter Up." The leader and the drummer set up the exotic groove to "Come Out Swingin'," which features a superb solo by Woods. "Odd Man Out" spotlights Bagley, with some delicate background accompaniment by Costa on piano. Costa switches to vibes for the driving bop vehicle "Bull Pen" and the playful "Hold in There." Originally recorded for Regent and reissued by Savoy on LP, this album finally reappeared in 1999 as a CD on the Spanish Blue Moon label.
- by Ken Dryden
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