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Leroy Walks! is the debut album by American jazz bassist Leroy Vinnegar recorded in 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Leroy Walks!
Studio album by Leroy Vinnegar
Released	1958
Recorded	July 15 and September 6 & 23, 1957 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:06
Label	Contemporary C3542/S7542
Producer	Lester 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
Source	Rating
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

• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Gerald Wilson – trumpet
• Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
• Victor Feldman – vibraphone
• Carl Perkins – piano
• Tony Bazley – drums

References

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