| Rollin' with Leo | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 12 & 20, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:48 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 1076 BST 84095 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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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. [1]
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]
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All compositions by Leo Parker except as indicated
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