Leroy Walks!

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.

Leroy Walks!
Studio album by
Leroy Vinnegar
Released1958
RecordedJuly 15 and September 6 & 23, 1957
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length41:06
LabelContemporary C3542/S7542
ProducerLester Koenig
Leroy Vinnegar chronology
Leroy Walks!
(1958)		 Leroy Walks Again!!!
(1963)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described it as "A fine, straight-ahead session".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing
  1. "Walk On" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 8:23
  2. "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (Mort Dixon, Billy Rose, Harry Warren) – 6:52
  3. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:37
  4. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 6:24
  5. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 4:47
  6. "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:30
  7. "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

References
  1. Contemporary Records discography, accessed May 7, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. Leroy Walks! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 200. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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