2 Feet in the Gutter

2 Feet in the Gutter
Studio album by The Dave Bailey Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	October 6, 1961 Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:45
Label	Epic LA 16021
Producer	Mike Berniker
Dave Bailey chronology
Bash! (1961) 2 Feet in the Gutter (1961)

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 is notable for featuring the first recording of "Comin' Home Baby" which became a top 40 hit for Mel Torme.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic gave the album a 4–star rating, stating, "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

• Dave Bailey - drums
• Bill Hardman - trumpet
• Frank Haynes - tenor saxophone
• Billy Gardner - piano
• Ben Tucker - bass

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. Dryden, K., Allmusic Review, accessed November 4, 2014