The Rumproller
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Rumproller |
| type | studio |
| artist | Lee Morgan |
| cover | The Rumproller.jpg |
| released | Mid January 1966 |
| 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 |
| prev_title | Tom Cat |
| prev_year | 1964 |
| next_title | The Gigolo |
| next_year | 1965 |
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| name = The Rumproller | type = studio | artist = Lee Morgan | cover = The Rumproller.jpg | alt = | released = Mid January 1966 | recorded = April 9 & 21, 1965 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | genre = Jazz | length = 48:14 | label = Blue Note BST 84199 | producer = Alfred Lion | prev_title = Tom Cat | prev_year = 1964 | next_title = The Gigolo | next_year = 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."
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = DownBeat | rev2Score = | rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz | rev3Score = | rev4 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev4Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 147
Track listing
All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted
- "The Rumproller" (Andrew Hill) - 10:29
- "Desert Moonlight" - 9:26
- "Eclipso" - 6:56
- "Edda" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:23
- "The Lady" (Rudy Stevenson) - 7:34
Bonus track on CD reissue:
- "Venus di Mildew" (Shorter) - 6:26
Personnel
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Mathews - piano
- Victor Sproles - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums
References
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=7SgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rumproller&pg=PA63 Billboard Jan 15, 1966]
- Yanow, Scott. "Lee Morgan: ''The Rumproller'' – Review".
- [[Down Beat]]: March 24, 1966 vol. 33, no. 6
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
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