4 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
PERSONNEL:
MILES DAVIS, trumpet
MILT JACKSON, vibes
THELONIOUS MONK, piano
PERCY HEATH, bass
KENNY CLARKE, drums
Hackensack, New Jersey, December 24, 1954.
Side A:
1 BAGS’ GROOVE [take 1] (Milt Jackson) 11:15
2 BAGS’ GROOVE [take 2] (Milt Jackson) 9:23
3 BEMSHA SWING (Thelonious Monk-Denzil Best) 9:27
Side B:
1 THE MAN I LOVE [take 1] (George & Ira Gershwin) 8:07
2 THE MAN I LOVE [take 2] (George & Ira Gershwin) 7:58
3 SWING SPRING (Miles Davis) 10:44
Down Beat original review
“There are few jazzmen whose creative resources are so great that any recorded example of their work is of interest. This reissue includes at least three such men: Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, and Davis himself.” (Richard B. Hadlock)