Leo Parker - Rollin' With Leo (RVG Edition)
Artist.....: Leo Parker
Title......: Rollin' With Leo (RVG Edition)
Label......: Blue Note Records
Store Date.: Feb-10-2009
Genre......: Jazz
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 58,1 MB
Track Listing:
01 - The Lion's Roar 04:55
02 - Bad Girl 06:17
03 - Rollin' With Leo 06:25
04 - Music Hall Beat 04:57
05 - Jumpin' Leo 04:31
06 - Talkin' The Blues 06:30
07 - Stuffy 05:41
08 - Mad Lad Returns 04:36
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43:52 min
Release Notes:
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Drugs and addictions defined most of Leo Parker's adult life,
finally claiming it entirely in February of 1962 when he was only
36 years old. Only months earlier in 1961, in two sessions held on
October 12 and October 20, Parker had played his heart out in what
would have been his second album for Blue Note Records that year,
and it had appeared that the baritone saxophonist was well on his
way to a much deserved career comeback. The sessions, however,
weren't released until almost 20 years later. Rollin' with Leo,
presented here in remastered form, is 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. The centerpiece of Rollin' with Leo is the
fascinating "Talkin' the Blues," which unfolds, nearly themeless,
like a late-night conversation, ebbing and flowing exactly the way
a conversation does, with Parker's baritone swinging back to
gather notes, but always moving and stretching forward, expanding
the conversation until it seems like everything that could be said
HAS been said. Parker's death was tragic because he had so much
more to say, and that makes this fine set all that more of a
treasure.
Leo Parker was one of many in Billy EckstineÆs band who fell under
the spell of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (no relation) in the
Æ40s. Leo had the chops and drive to convert BirdÆs fleet flights
of fancy to the more cumbersome baritone sax and no one could
touch him. As a leader, he combined his be-bop chops with a
soulful, jump swing style of music to create an irresistible blend
of soul and intellect. Parker died before this gem could be
released and it sat in the can for 20 years! This is Rudy Van
GelderÆs first remaster of his original recording.
Enjoy..