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.
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| 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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Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described it as "A fine, straight-ahead session".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Track listing
edit- "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
edit- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Gerald Wilson – trumpet
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
- Victor Feldman – vibraphone
- Carl Perkins – piano
- Tony Bazley – drums
References
edit- ^ 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.