Dave Bailey

• HIGH DEFINITION 180 GRAM VINYL

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Heavy duty hardbop – one of three amazing Epic Records sessions cut by drummer Dave Bailey!

Dave didn't ever cut many sessions as a leader – but when he did, they really cooked hard – with a quality level and sharpness of vision that easily rivals the best on Blue Note or Prestige Records at the time!

In fact, this album would have been right at home on either imprint – a smoking session of soulful hardbop, with very long songs that allow plenty of room for solos by players who include Charlie Rouse on tenor, Clark Terry on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, and Horace Parlan on piano – who are all in the group with Dave, alongside bassist Peck Morrison. There's a nicely unbridled feel to the whole set – a real "something extra" that's always made the album a treasure.

PERSONNEL:

• Dave Bailey - (drums)
• Clark Terry - (trumpet)
• Curtis Fuller - (trombone)
• Charlie Rouse - (tenor sax)
• Horace Parlan - (piano)
• Peck Morrison - (bass)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Slop Jah ..... 8:30
• A2. Little Old Mongoose ..... 6:26
• A3. Evad Smurd ..... 3:46

• SIDE B
• B1. Blues For J.P. .... 17:19