Lou Donaldson, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke were on that date.
Next was the Mat Mathews quintet with Herbie Mann (July 6, 1953), Bud Powell (September 1953), Mat Mathews again (September 1, 1953), a bootleg version by the Modern Jazz Quartet (October 31, 1953), the Lighthouse All-Stars (February 25, 1954), bassist Buddy Banks' quartet (with Bob Dorough and Roy Haynes in October 1954) and then Jay Jay Johnson and Kai Winding (December 3, 1954).
Other important recordings include those by Ray Bryant, Oscar Peterson, Al Haig, George Russell, and Mal Waldron.
Other recordings from the same session are included on the album Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, and include "The Man I Love", "Swing Spring", and "Bemsha Swing".
The song was named for vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname "Bags".