Rollin' with Leo

Rollin' with Leo
Studio album by Leo Parker
Released	1980
Recorded	October 12 & 20, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:48
Label	Blue Note LT 1076 BST 84095
Producer	Alfred Lion
Leo Parker chronology
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (1961) Rollin' with Leo (1961)

Rollin' with Leo is the second, and last, album as a leader by American jazz saxophonist Leo Parker, recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.^[1]

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".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

References