Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It
| Recorded | Sep 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4087 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 164693 |
The record
Baritone growls lead the charge on this September date, one of two Parker cut for the label after years off record. Salim's piano and Swindell's tenor keep things greasy and unhurried, closer to soul-jazz swing than bop.
Session personnel
- Leo Parker — baritone saxophone
- Stan Conover — bass
- Purnell Rice — drums
- Yusef Salim — piano
- Bill Swindell — tenor saxophone
- John Burks — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1962 | Blue Note · BST 84087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Plastylite · deep groove; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No P · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1990 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84087 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4087 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 0946 3 11490 2 3 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · 0946 3 11491 2 2 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2005 | Blue Note · 0946 3 11491 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| — | Time Life · TL 646/4/6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, NY Labels · RVG stamp |
| 1961 | Blue Note · 4087 — Vinyl, 12", Album |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BST 84087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BST 84087 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
Follow the players
Leo Parker also plays on
Stan Conover also plays on
Purnell Rice also plays on