The Rumproller Explained

The Rumproller
Type:studio
Artist:Lee Morgan
Cover:The Rumproller.jpg
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
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."

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:

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

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=7SgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rumproller&pg=PA63 Billboard Jan 15, 1966