One Foot Two Feet In The Gutter

The veteran drummer literally leads a blowing session in the studio without any prepared arrangements or set list inspired by an invited audience of friends and jazz fans.

One foot two feet in the gutter.

Dave bailey s one foot in the gutter is the first of several dates which originally appeared on epic in the early 1960s but has been hard to find until this cd reissue came out. The gutter sessions for the first time ever on one release. One foot in the gutter clark terry dave bailey leader and drums. The album is notable for featuring the first recording of comin home baby which became a top 40 hit for mel tormé.

Recorded in new york city on october 6 1961. Curtis fuller trombone. 2 feet in the gutter is the final album led by jazz drummer dave bailey which was originally released on the epic label in 1961. Also stereo release epic ba 17021 release written as 2 feet in the gutter on front jacket and written as two feet in the gutter on spine back jacket and center labels.

Peck morrison bass. When i was in search for dave bailey s records namely one foot in the gutter and two feet in the gutter epic la 16021 there weren t any originals in the market i e. Clark terry trumpet fluegelhorn. A1 comin home baby a2 two feet in the gutter a3 shiny stockings b1 lady iris b b2 coffee walk.

Horace parlan piano. This outstanding edition features drum giant dave bailey s complete one and two feet in. Bailey s july 19 20 1960 one foot in the gutter session also produced the track brownie speaks which until now has only been released on a columbia sampler lp.