Reaching Out is an album by jazz drummer Dave Bailey which was originally released on the Jazztime label in 1961.[1] The album was reissued under guitarist Grant Green as Green Blues in 1973 on the Muse label and reissued on CD under the original title on the Black Lion label with 3 alternate takes in 1989.[2][3]

Reaching Out
Studio album by Dave Bailey
Released	1961
Recorded	March 15, 1961
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:40 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Jazztime JT 003 Muse MR 5014 Black Lion BLCD 760129
Producer	Fred Norsworthy
Dave Bailey chronology
Gettin' Into Somethin' (1961) Reaching Out (1961) Bash! (1962)
Green Blues Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated: "The cool, spacious, thoughtful and unhurried sound of Haynes dominates this recording, as Green barely comes up for air on solos or the occasional joint melody line. Billy Gardner, better known as an organist, plays beautifully and with feeling on the piano, while bassist Ben Tucker and the great drummer Dave Bailey team up to provide the perfect, steady rhythmic foundation so essential to great mainstream jazz expressionism".[4]

Track listing

1. "Reaching Out" (Rudy Schaffer) - 5:23
2. "Our Miss Brooks" (Harold Vick) - 6:49
3. "A Flick of a Trick" (Ben Tucker) - 7:51
4. "One for Elena" (Billy Gardner) - 6:09
5. "Baby You Should Know It" (Tucker) - 9:14
6. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:26

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

7. "Reaching Out" [alternate take] (Schaffer) - 6:50
8. "Our Miss Brooks" [Take 1] (Vick) - 10:14
9. "One for Elena" [Take 4] (Gardner) - 7:52

Personnel

• Dave Bailey - drums
• Frank Haynes - tenor saxophone
• Billy Gardner - piano
• Grant Green - guitar
• Ben Tucker - bass

References