Bash! (also released as Modern Mainstream) is an album by jazz drummer Dave Bailey which was originally released on the Jazzline label in 1961.[1] Different releases of the same material have appeared under the names of sidemen on the date. The album features pianist Tommy Flanagan and was re-released as Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet on the Onyx label and on the Xanadu label in 1973.[2] It was also re-released under trumpeter Kenny Dorham's name as Osmosis on CD in 1990 on the Black Lion label with 4 alternate takes.[2][3]

Bash!
Studio album by The Dave Bailey Sextet
Released	1961
Recorded	October 4, 1961
Studio	Peter Ind Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:01
Label	Jazzline JAZ 33-01 Xanadu 5011 Black Lion BLCD 760146
Producer	Fred Norsworthy
Dave Bailey chronology
Reaching Out (1961) Bash! (1961) 2 Feet in the Gutter (1962)
Osmosis Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[4] (Original Lp release)
Allmusic	[5]

DownBeat magazine's March 1, 1962 review stated: "Bash! presents a relaxed and enjoyable blowing session..." Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]

Track listing

1. "Osmosis" (Osie Johnson) - 10:28
2. "Soul Support" (Norris Turney) - 5:10
3. "Grand Street" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:00
4. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) - 3:59
5. "Oscar for Oscar" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:18
6. "B.M.T. Express" (Rudy Stevenson) - 7:33
7. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:39
8. "Soul Support" [take 2] (Turney) - 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Grand Street" [take 1] (Rollins) - 5:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Like Someone in Love" [take 2] (Burke, van Heusen) - 3:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Osmosis" [take 1] (Johnson) - 11:46 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Dave Bailey - drums
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Frank Haynes - tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano - trio 4,7 and 10
• Ben Tucker - bass

References