Leroy Walks!
1958 studio album by Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Walks! | ||||
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Studio album by Leroy Vinnegar | ||||
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 | |||
Leroy Vinnegar chronology | ||||
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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] On June 16, 2023 a version newly remastered by Bernie Grundman was reissued by Craft Recordings.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described it as "A fine, straight-ahead session".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
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.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958)
- It's About Time (1959)
- Sunset Eyes (1960)
- Teddy's Ready! (1960)
- Back to Avalon (1960)
- Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961)
- Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961)
- Heart & Soul (1962)
- Nothin' But the Truth! (1966)
- It's All Right! (1967)
- Feelin's (1974)
- The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976)
- Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Out of This World (1980)
- Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981)
- Mississippi Lad (1991)
- Blue Saxophone (1992)
- La Villa: Live in Paris (1993)
- Tango in Harlem (1994)
- Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994)
- Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996)
- Midnight Creeper (1997)
- Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000)
- Ladies Man (2000)
- Smooth Sailing (2001)
Gerald
Wilson
- You Better Believe It! (1961)
- Moment of Truth (1962)
- Portraits (1963–64)
- McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
- On Stage (1965)
- Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
- The Golden Sword (1966)
others
- Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978)
- Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967)
- Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
- Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965)
- My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Les McCann Sings (1961)
- Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990)
- Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972)
- Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957)
- Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)