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Released
  
1980

Artist
  
Leo Parker

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
43:48

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
October 12 & 20, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

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Rollin' with Leo is the second, and final, album as a leader by American jazz saxophonist Leo Parker, recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars and calling it "a wonderful portrait of this unsung but brilliant player, whose huge, sad, but almost impossibly strong tone always felt like it carried the world on its shoulders".

Track listing

All compositions by Leo Parker except as indicated

  1. "The Lion's Roar" - 4:54
  2. "Bad Girl" (Conover) - 6:17
  3. "Rollin' with Leo" - 6:25
  4. "Music Hall Beat" (Illinois Jacquet) - 4:56
  5. "Jumpin' Leo" - 4:30
  6. "Talkin' the Blues" - 6:30
  7. "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) - 5:41
  8. "Mad Lad Returns" - 4:35

Recorded on October 12 (tracks 3 & 4) and October 20 (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8), 1961.

Personnel

  • Leo Parker - baritone saxophone
  • Dave Burns - trumpet
  • Bill Swindell - tenor saxophone
  • John Acea - piano
  • Stan Conover (tracks 3 & 4), Al Lucas (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8) - bass
  • Wilbert Hogan (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8), Purnell Rice (tracks 3 & 4) – drums

    • Songs

    1The Lion's Roar4:55
    2Bad Girl6:17
    3Rollin' With Leo6:25

    References

    Rollin' with Leo Wikipedia
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