Leroy Walks!
Leroy Walks! | ||||
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Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | July 15 and September 6 & 23, 1957 Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:06 | |||
Label | Contemporary C3542/S7542 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Leroy Walks! is the debut album by American jazz bassist Leroy Vinnegar recorded in 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception[]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described it as "A fine, straight-ahead session".[2]
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Track listing[]
- "Walk On" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 8:23
- "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (Mort Dixon, Billy Rose, Harry Warren) – 6:52
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:37
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 6:24
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 4:47
- "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:30
- "Walking by the River" (Una Mae Carlisle, Robert Sour) – 5:33
- Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 15 (tracks 1 & 4), September 16 (tracks 3, 5 & 6), and September 23 (tracks 2 & 7), 1957
Personnel[]
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Gerald Wilson – trumpet
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
- Victor Feldman – vibraphone
- Carl Perkins – piano
- Tony Bazley – drums
References[]
- ^ Contemporary Records discography, accessed May 7, 2015
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Leroy Walks! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 200. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Categories:
- Contemporary Records albums
- Leroy Vinnegar albums
- 1958 albums