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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Comin' Home Baby" (Ben Tucker) – 5:39
  2. "Two Feet in the Gutter" (Rudy Stevenson) – 7:59
  3. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 7:54
  4. "Lady Iris B" (Stevenson) – 6:08
  5. "Coffee Walk" (Tucker) – 9:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dave Bailey discography, accessed November 4, 2014
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 718. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  3. ^ a b Dryden, K., AllMusic Review, accessed November 4, 2014
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