The Rumproller

The Rumproller
Studio album by Lee Morgan
Released	Mid January 1966 [1]
Recorded	April 9 & 21, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:14
Label	Blue Note BST 84199
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
Tom Cat (1964) The Rumproller (1966) The Gigolo (1965)

The Rumproller is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded mainly on April 21, 1965 and features performances by Morgan with Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathews, Victor Sproles, and Billy Higgins.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "This album is worth picking up but it is not essential." ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

1. "The Rumproller" (Andrew Hill) - 10:29
2. "Desert Moonlight" - 9:26
3. "Eclipso" - 6:56
4. "Edda" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:23
5. "The Lady" (Rudy Stevenson) - 7:34

Bonus track on CD reissue:

6. "Venus di Mildew" (Shorter) - 6:26

Personnel

• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Mathews - piano
• Victor Sproles - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References

1. Billboard Jan 15, 1966
2. Yanow, Scott. Lee Morgan: The Rumproller – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2020.
3. Down Beat: March 24, 1966 vol. 33, no. 6
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1039. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  147. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.