The Dave Bailey Sextet - Gettin' Into Somethin' (1960) [2015 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. 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 – and titles include the side-long 17 minute "Blues For JP", plus "Slop Jah", "Little Old Mongoose", and "Evad Smurd".


Tracks:

01 - Slop Jah
02 - Little Old Mongoose
03 - Evad Smurd
04 - Blues For J. P.

Personnel:

Dave Bailey - drums
Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Horace Parlan - piano
Peck Morrison - bass