Rhythm Killers   Fermata Records

(49 votes, average: 3.90 out of 5)

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“The Rumproller”   Lee Morgan Joe Henderson Ronnie Matthews Victor Sproles and Billy Higgins   Blue Note 4199 (1965)   Reid Miles cover design.   Rudy Van Gelder produced.   Photo by Blue Note founder Francis Wolff. Liner Notes by Leonard Feather. Listen up: “The Rumproller”   “Desert Moonlight”

Lee Morgan had two albums in the can when “The Sidewinder” became the surprise hit of 1964, making the Top 100 pop album charts. Blue Note brought Lee back into the studio for a follow-up album with Joe Henderson and Billy Higgins reprising their roles. The kick-off funk tune “The Rumproller” was written by Andrew Hill and proved a worthy successor to “The Sidewinder”. But Lee’s beautiful “Desert Moonlight”, in time, became regarded as this album’s classic performance. The ballad “The Lady” offers a rare appearance by Lee with muted trumpet. (True Blue)

(66 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5)

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“Forsaken Doll” Maria Leonora   Vicor   This is weird.   Read below!

(53 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5)

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Franquito “Prodigioso”   Copacabana Records     But who’s balancing the books?

(47 votes, average: 3.64 out of 5)

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“Music for Courage and Confidence”   The Melachrino Strings   RCA Victor

(44 votes, average: 3.18 out of 5)

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Pinky and Perky’s “Beat Party”   Columbia/EMI Records

(72 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5)

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“Flying High!   With Salconi the Italian ‘Astro-Nut’   Vedettes Records

(21 votes, average: 3.19 out of 5)

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“Hi Fi Fo Fum”   Marty Gold and His Orchestra   Vik Records   1958   Photo by Dave Hecht   From back in the day when the guys in the art dept were allowed to have fun and were free to do the most crazy stuff they could think of.   That’s the spirit we celebrate here!

(46 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5)

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A Blue Elephant compilation of ska and early reggae.   “Whaaauw Ooooooohh”

(25 votes, average: 4.76 out of 5)

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67 Melody Lane Ken Griffin At The Wurlitzer Organ   18 Selections From The Ken Griffin TV Film Series “67 Melody Lane”   Columbia Records, 1950s   “What I find funny about this cover is that the star himself is the small BW figure shown on the TV set, not the guy in the large color pic.   The album itself is (musically) unlistenable.” — lp cover lover, Nicholas West

(21 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

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