Let Me Tell You 'bout It

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Let Me Tell You 'bout It
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedSeptember 9, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:58 (original LP)
50:48 (CD reissue)
Label Blue Note
BST 84087
Producer Alfred Lion
Leo Parker chronology
Billy in the Lion's Den
(1957)
Let Me Tell You 'bout It
(1961)
Rollin' with Leo
(1961)

Let Me Tell You 'bout It is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Leo Parker, recorded on September 9, 1961 and released on Blue Note later that year. [1] The sextet features horn section Bill Swindell and John Burks, and rhythm section Yusuf Salim, Stan Conover and Purnell Rice.

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Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Parker (who is joined by obscure sidemen) sounds in top form during his varied program which includes several hard swingers." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leo Parker, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glad Lad" 5:17
2."Blue Leo"
5:06
3."Let Me Tell You 'bout It" Robert Lewis 4:18
4."Vi"Lewis4:41
5."Parker's Pals" 6:21
6."Low Brown"Yusef Salim5:49
7."TCTB"Parker, Swindell6:26
8."The Lion's Roar" (CD bonus track)4:26
9."Low Brown" (Long Version; CD bonus track) 8:24

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 9, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2010