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| Let Me Tell You 'Bout It |
| Leo Parker |
| első megjelenés éve: 2003 |
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| 1. | Glad Lad
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| 2. | Blue Leo
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| 3. | Let Me Tell You 'Bout It
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| 4. | Vi
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| 5. | Parker's Pals
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| 6. | Low Brown
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| 7. | TCTB
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| 8. | The Lion's Roar
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| 9. | Low Brown
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Jazz
LEO PARKER, baritone sax
JOHN BURKS, trumpet; BILL SWINDELL, tenor sax; YUSEF SALIM, piano; STAN CONOVER, bass; PURNELL RICE, drums
Leo Parker was the reigning be-bop king of the baritone sax in the '40s and one of the most exciting saxophonists of any era. He dropped off the radar in the '50s, but made an incredible comeback in 1961 with this fantastic sextet. His triumph was to be short-lived however; he died six months after making this swinging album.
Despite certain marketing strategies currently being used to sell iPods, the concept of an album made up of selections presented in specific sequence is far from obsolete. Leo Parker's 1961 Blue Note debut, Let Me Tell You 'Bout It, for example, is out again, this time as part of a series of monumental jazz recordings remastered by Rudy Van Gelder. While the two bonus tracks are nothing new, the overall running order of the titles has been rearranged, with "Glad Lad" placed as the opener. Even as this busily boiling bop exercise works as a sort of introductory spark plug, it makes for a completely different listening experience from previous issues, which placed the magnificent "Blue Leo" out in front. "Glad Lad" is one of many sequels to "Mad Lad," Parker's feature number when he recorded for the Apollo label in July 1947 with pianist Sir Charles Thompson. Like many bop structures, the melodic line is relatively simplistic but serves well as a foundation for extended improvisation. Opening the album with "Blue Leo" was theater of an entirely different sort. It's quite possible that Van Gelder has chosen to release the tracks following the exact order in which they were recorded. In any case, the logical transition remains from "Blue Leo" to "Let Me Tell You 'Bout It," a gospel-inflected soul waltz in the manner of Horace Silver. This vibe is revisited with gusto on "Low Brown," which luckily exists in an additional eight-and-a-half-minute version. "TCTB" is a sailing cruise based on the chord progressions to "Sweet Georgia Brown." The title's initials stand for "Taking Care of the Business." The interaction between tenor and baritone is extraordinary. This excellent little band was composed of individuals who were hardly known in 1961 and remain on the fringe of jazz, North America's great and perpetually marginalized music. Nevertheless, their collective professional background was impressive. Tenor saxophonist Bill Swindell came up through the orchestras of Lionel Hampton, Lucky Millinder, and Trummy Young. Trumpeter John Burks worked under Johnny Hodges, Louis Bellson, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Bassist Stan Conover came up alongside Wilbur Ware and gigged with Arnett Cobb, Gene Ammons, and Eddie Harris. Purnell Rice drummed with Red Prysock, Hal Singer, and Dakota Staton. This was the quintet that backed Leo Parker on his second to last session as a leader, on September 9, 1961. Five months later, on February 11, 1962, Leo Parker died of a heart attack, two months short of his 37th birthday. Along with its successor, Rollin' with Leo, Let Me Tell You 'Bout It represents the fruitful culmination of an all too brief career.
---arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
Leo Parker
Active Decades: '40s, '50s and '60s
Born: Apr 18, 1925 in Washington, D.C.
Died: Feb 11, 1962 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Jump Blues, Hard Bop
Leo Parker was the proud owner of a big, beefy baritone sax tone and a fluent technique that struck a great match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop. At first, he studied alto in high school, even recording with Coleman Hawkins' early bebop band at age 18 on that instrument in 1944. But upon joining the legendary Billy Eckstine bop band in 1944-1945 and 1946, Parker switched to baritone and began to garner notice. He worked with Dizzy Gillespie's band on 52nd Street in 1946 and Illinois Jacquet's group in 1947-1948, and recorded with Fats Navarro, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, and Sir Charles Thompson; he scored a hit with Thompson, "Mad Lad," on the Apollo label. Parker seemed to be on his way, but drug problems -- an epidemic in the bop community -- kept interfering with his career, and he recorded only sporadically in the 1950s. In September and October 1961, Parker began a comeback on the Blue Note label with two lively albums that successfully combined his blues, gospel, and bop backgrounds. But only a few months later, a heart attack felled him at the age of 36.
---Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide |
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