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Let Me Tell You 'Bout It

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Released
  
1961

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Artist
  
Leo Parker

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 9, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Length
  
37:58 original LP 50:48 CD reissue

Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (1961)
  
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Let Me Tell You 'Bout It is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Leo Parker featuring performances recorded and released by the Blue Note label in 1961. The CD reissue features two bonus tracks from the same session.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Parker (who is joined by obscure sidemen) sounds in top form during his varied program which includes several hard swingers".

Track listing

All compositions by Leo Parker except as indicated

  1. "Glad Lad" - 5:17
  2. "Blue Leo" (Parker, Ike Quebec) - 5:06
  3. "Let Me Tell You 'Bout It" (Robert Lewis) - 4:18
  4. "Vi" (Lewis) - 4:41
  5. "Parker's Pals" - 6:21
  6. "Low Brown" (Yusef Salim) - 5:49
  7. "TCTB" (Parker, Swindell) - 6:26
  8. "The Lion's Roar" (Russell Jacquet, Parker) - 4:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Low Brown" [Long Version] - 8:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Leo Parker - baritone saxophone
  • John Burks - trumpet
  • Bill Swindell - tenor saxophone
  • Yusef Salim - piano
  • Stan Conover - bass
  • Purnell Rice – drums

    • Songs

    1Glad Lad5:18
    2Blue Leo5:06
    3Let Me Tell You 'Bout It4:19

    References

    Let Me Tell You 'Bout It Wikipedia
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