The Rumproller

by Lee Morgan

The Rumproller cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1966
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:26
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Intended to follow the massive success of 'The Sidewinder,' Lee Morgan employs an identical quintet lineup featuring Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone. The title track, penned by Andrew Hill, provides a slow, rolling groove that anchors Morgan鈥檚 sharp, blues-oriented trumpet improvisations.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, acoustic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. The Rumproller (10:25)
  2. Desert Moonlight (9:17)
  3. Eclipso (6:52)
  4. Edda (7:19)
  5. The Lady (7:31)

Credits

  • Lee Morgan - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Victor Sproles - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover], design/illustration
  • Billy Higgins - drums
  • Leonard Feather - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo], photography
  • Ronnie Mathews - piano
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by [recording by], recording
  • Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
  • Andrew Hill - written-by
  • Wayne Shorter - written-by
  • Rudy Stevenson - written-by

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