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.[1] The album features the first recording of "Comin' Home Baby" which became a top 40 hit for Mel Tormé.[2]
| 2 Feet in the Gutter | ||||
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| Studio album by The Dave Bailey Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 6, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, Manhattan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | Epic (LA 16021) | |||
| Producer | Mike Berniker | |||
| Dave Bailey chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "While this record is just a notch beneath Dave Bailey's earlier dates for Epic – One Foot in the Gutter and Gettin' Into Somethin' – it is definitely worth picking up".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Comin' Home Baby" (Ben Tucker) – 5:39
- "Two Feet in the Gutter" (Rudy Stevenson) – 7:59
- "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 7:54
- "Lady Iris B" (Stevenson) – 6:08
- "Coffee Walk" (Tucker) – 9:05
Personnel
edit- Dave Bailey – drum kit
- Bill Hardman – trumpet
- Frank Haynes – tenor saxophone
- Billy Gardner – piano
- Ben Tucker – double bass
References
edit- ^ Dave Bailey discography, accessed November 4, 2014
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 718. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ a b Dryden, K., AllMusic Review, accessed November 4, 2014