Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Rollin' With Leo
| Recorded | Oct 12-20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84095 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 369045 |
The record
Two bassists and two drummers give this October session its loose, clubby float, Parker's tone thick and patient throughout. Blue Note gave the baritone man room here to prove his bebop chops hadn't dulled.
Session personnel
- Leo Parker — baritone saxophone
- Al Lucas — bass
- Stan Conover — bass
- Purnell Rice — drums
- Wilbert Hogan — drums
- Johnny Acea — piano
- Bill Swindell — tenor saxophone
- Dave Burns — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Blue Note · BST 84095 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Blue Note · 4LT-1076 — Cassette, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1981 | Blue Note · LT-1076 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1986 | Blue Note · 4BN 84095 — Cassette, Album · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84095 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1992 | Blue Note · BST 84095 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1994 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4095 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · 50999 2 65140 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Club Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · 50999 2 65140 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · 50999 2 65140 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · TOCJ-8578 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2019 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9534 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2025 | Blue Note · BST 84095 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1980 | Blue Note — STEREO |
Follow the players
Leo Parker also plays on
Al Lucas also plays on
Stan Conover also plays on
Purnell Rice also plays on