LP – Indies Only Limited Edition Black Vinyl. Reissued by Craft Recordings as part of The Craft Jazz Essentials Series.

Bags’ Groove was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and originally released by Prestige Records. It compiles material from two 10″ LPs recorded in 1954, plus two alternative takes. It is described in Allmusic as “a cornerstone of the post-bop genre.” It features Thelonious Monk on the two takes of the title track, Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Kenny Clarke on drums, Milt Jackson on vibraphone, Percy Heath on bass, and Horace Silver on piano in “Airegin” and “But Not For Me (Take 1).”

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Bags’ Groove (Take 1) [11:06]
2. Bags’ Groove (Take 2) [9:21]

Side B
1. Airegin [4:55]
2. Oleo [5:00]
3. But Not For Me (Take 2) [4:37]
4. Doxy [4:50]
5. But Not For Me (Take 1) [5:40]