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. ~ Scott Yanow