Leroy Vinnegar - Leroy Walks!
Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
Piano – Carl Perkins [Click here to see more vinyl featuring Carl Perkins]
Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards
Trumpet – Gerald Wilson
Vibraphone, Vibraphone – Victor Feldman
Arranged by Victor Feldman (A1 to B1)
Written by Leroy Vinnegar (A1), Billy Rose (A2), Harry Warren (A2), Mort Dixon (A2), Jimmy McHugh (A2), Dorothy Fields (A2), Richard Carpenter (B1), Fred E. Ahlert (B2), Roy Turk (B2), Jule Styne (B3), Sammy Cahn (B3), Robert Sour (B4), Una Mae Carlisle (B4)
1LP, Stoughton Printing old-style tip-on jackets
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Craft Recordings Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Contemporary
Recorded July 15 and September 6 & 23, 1957 at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles
Recorded by Roy DuNann & Howard Holzer
Mixed by Howard Holzer (A3, B2-3)
Produced by Lester Koenig & Roy DuNann
Mastered and lacquer cut by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Design by Guidi, Tri-Arts
Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff
Photography by Peter James Samerjan
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in June 2023
Tracks:
Side A
- Walk On
- Would You Like To Take A Walk?
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Side B
- Walkin'
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- I'll Walk Alone
- Walking By The River
Reviews :
“On this reissue of a Contemporary set (bassist Leroy Vinnegar's first as a leader), six of the seven songs have the word "walk" in their title, including "Would You Like to Take a Walk," "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," "I'll Walk Alone," and Vinnegar's original "Walk On." Vinnegar actually does not take much solo space and generously features his talented sidemen: vibraphonist Victor Feldman, trumpeter Gerald Wilson, tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards, pianist Carl Perkins, and drummer Tony Bazley. A fine, straight-ahead session.” Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.78 / 5