Leo Parker / The Last Sessions (Let Me Tell You 'Bout It + Rollin' With Leo)

CD1:

1 GLAD LAD

2 BLUE LEO

3 LET ME TELL YOU ‘BOUT IT

4 VI

5 PARKER’S PALS

6 LOW BROWN

7 TCTB

8 THE LION’S ROAR [version 1]

9 LOW BROWN [long version]

10 MONA LISA*

11 WHO’S MAD*

12 DARN THAT DREAM*

13 I CROSS MY FINGERS*

14 MAD LAD RETURNS*

15 LEO’S BELLS*

16 SWEET TALKIN’ LEO*

17 SWINGING FOR LOVE*

18 THE NEW LOOK*

CD2:

1 THE LION’S ROAR [version 2]

2 BAD GIRL

3 ROLLIN’ WITH LEO

4 MUSIC HALL BEAT

5 JUMPIN’ LEO

6 TALKIN’ THE BLUES

7 STUFFY

8 MAD LAD RETURNS

9 PICCADILLY CIRCUS*

10 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU*

11 WHAT WILL I DO? *

12 BILLY IN THE LION’S DEN*

13 FINE AND DANDY*

14 JUST YOU, JUST ME*

15 DOWN TO EARTH*

16 MAY I? *

17 GET HOT*

18 STUFFY*

19 SOLITUDE*

メンバー：

LEO PARKER(bs-all Tracks),

plus:

CD1, 1-9: Let Me Tell You ‘Bout It

JOHN BURKS(tp, out on 2), BILL SWINDELL(ts, out on 2), YUSEF SALIM(p), STAN CONOVER(b), PURNELL RICE(ds)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 9, 1961.

CD2, 1-8: Rollin’ with Leo

DAVE BURNS(tp), BILL SWINDELL(ts), JOHNNY ACEA(p), AL LUCAS or STAN CONOVER(b), WILBERT HOGAN or PURNELL RICE(ds)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, October 12 & October 20, 1961.

Original sessions recorded by RUDY VAN GELDER & produced by ALFRED LION.

*BONUS TRACKS:

CD1, 10-14: Leo Parker Quartet; Leo Parker (as, bar), Al Haig (p), Oscar Pettiford (b),

Max Roach (ds) [Jack “The Bear” Parker (ds) replaces Roach on 11 & 14 only].

New York, July 20, 1950. Originally recorded for the Prestige label.

CD1, 15-18: Leo Parker Sextet Leo Parker (bar), Joe Newman (tp), Charlie Rouse (ts),

Sir Charles Thompson (p), Al Lucas (b), Jack “The Bear” Parker (ds).

Detroit, March 23, 1948. Originally recorded for the Savoy label.

CD2, 9-19: Leo Parker-Bill Jennings Quintet; Leo Parker (bar), Bill Jennings (g),

Andrew Johnson (p), Joe Williams (b), George DeHart (ds).

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6-8, 1954. Originally recorded for the King label