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Infinity | Lee Morgan | 11:42 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Miss Nettie B. | Lee Morgan | 9:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Growing Pains | Lee Morgan | 8:06 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Portrait of Doll | Lee Morgan | 5:42 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Zip Code | Lee Morgan | 6:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Songs |
Album Review
Although recorded in 1965, this excellent Lee Morgan Quintet session (which features the trumpeter with altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Larry Willis, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Higgins) was not released until 1980 and quickly went out of print until this 1998 CD reissue. It deserved a much better fate. The music (four Morgan and one McLean originals), even while being tied to the hard bop tradition, is challenging and (with the exception of the closing uptempo blues "Zip Code") quite tricky; really inspiring the talented players. An underrated gem.
Biography
Born: July 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '60s, '70s
A cornerstone of the Blue Note label roster prior to his tragic demise, Lee Morgan was one of hard bop's greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the '60s. An all-around master of his instrument modeled after Clifford Brown, Morgan boasted an effortless, virtuosic technique and a full, supple, muscular tone that was just as powerful in the high register. His playing was always emotionally charged, regardless of the specific mood: cocky and exuberant on up-tempo groovers, blistering on...
Full bioTop Albums and Songs By Lee Morgan
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Ceora | Cornbread | 6:23 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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There Will Never Be Another You | The Birth of Hard Bop | 5:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise | Introducing Lee Morgan | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hocus-Pocus | The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) | 6:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Speedball | The Gigolo (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) | 5:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cornbread | Cornbread | 9:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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P.S. I Love You | Introducing Lee Morgan | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hank's Shout | Introducing Lee Morgan | 7:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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That's All | Introducing Lee Morgan | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bet | Introducing Lee Morgan | 7:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
