Released 1980 | Length 43:48 Release date 1980 | |
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Recorded October 12 & 20, 1961Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs People also search for Let Me Tell You 'Bout It |
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.
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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
- "The Lion's Roar" - 4:54
- "Bad Girl" (Conover) - 6:17
- "Rollin' with Leo" - 6:25
- "Music Hall Beat" (Illinois Jacquet) - 4:56
- "Jumpin' Leo" - 4:30
- "Talkin' the Blues" - 6:30
- "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) - 5:41
- "Mad Lad Returns" - 4:35
Recorded on October 12 (tracks 3 & 4) and October 20 (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8), 1961.
Personnel
Songs
1The Lion's Roar4:55
2Bad Girl6:17
3Rollin' With Leo6:25
References
Rollin' with Leo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA