Lee Morgan | The Rumproller

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.

The Rumproller Review

 

by Scott Yanow

To follow up on his unexpected boogaloo hit "The Sidewinder," Lee Morgan recorded Andrew Hill's somewhat similar "The Rumproller" but this time the commercial magic was not there. However the trumpeter, tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Billy Higgins all play quite well on the title cut, two of Morgan's songs (the bossa nova "Eclipso" is somewhat memorable), a ballad tribute to Billie Holiday and Wayne Shorter's "Edda." This album is worth picking up but it is not essential.

Lee Morgan

The Rumproller       

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:

6. "Venus di Mildrew" (Shorter) - 6:26

• Lee Morgan - trumpet

• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Mathews - piano
• Victor Sproles - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums 

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