Leroy Walks!
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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 called it "A fine, straight-ahead session".[2]
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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
- ^ 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.