180 Gram Gatefold LP
THE COMPLETE LP + 2 BONUS TRACKS
Born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1938, Lee Morgan’s career lasted from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Originally interested in the vibraphone, he eventually showed a growing enthusiasm for the trumpet. His primary stylistic influence was Clifford Brown, who gave the teenage Morgan a few lessons before Brown’s untimely death in a car accident.
Morgan began his recording career as a leader in 1956 for the Blue Note label. He would cut a total of 25 albums for the company. The trumpeter joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1958, where he further developed his talents as a soloist and composer. Morgan’s death was tragic. On the evening of February 19, 1972, he was shot by his girlfriend following an argument between sets at Slug’s, a popular New York City jazz club. He was only 33. Presented here is his complete 1960 LP Here’s Lee Morgan, which showcases him in a quintet format accompanied by such stars as Clifford Jordan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey, who was Morgan’s boss at that time.
Side A:
1 TERRIBLE “T” (Lee Morgan) 5:13
2 MOGIE (Lee Morgan) 7:41
3 I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU (Frank Sinatra-Jack Wolf-Joel Herron) 5:35
4 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU (Buddy Johnson) 5:37*
Side B:
1 RUNNING BROOK (Wayne Shorter) 6:08
2 OFF SPRING (Milt Jackson) 6:18
3 BESS (Lee Morgan) 6:29
4 PERSONALITY (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen) 6:16*
LEE MORGAN, trumpet & flugelhorn
CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax
WYNTON KELLY, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
ART BLAKEY, drums
New York, February 3, 1960.
Born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1938, Lee Morgan’s career lasted from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Originally interested in the vibraphone, he eventually showed a growing enthusiasm for the trumpet. His primary stylistic influence was Clifford Brown, who gave the teenage Morgan a few lessons before Brown’s untimely death in a car accident.
Morgan began his recording career as a leader in 1956 for the Blue Note label. He would cut a total of 25 albums for the company. The trumpeter joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1958, where he further developed his talents as a soloist and composer. Morgan’s death was tragic. On the evening of February 19, 1972, he was shot by his girlfriend following an argument between sets at Slug’s, a popular New York City jazz club. He was only 33. Presented here is his complete 1960 LP Here’s Lee Morgan, which showcases him in a quintet format accompanied by such stars as Clifford Jordan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey, who was Morgan’s boss at that time.
Side A:
1 TERRIBLE “T” (Lee Morgan) 5:13
2 MOGIE (Lee Morgan) 7:41
3 I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU (Frank Sinatra-Jack Wolf-Joel Herron) 5:35
4 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU (Buddy Johnson) 5:37*
Side B:
1 RUNNING BROOK (Wayne Shorter) 6:08
2 OFF SPRING (Milt Jackson) 6:18
3 BESS (Lee Morgan) 6:29
4 PERSONALITY (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen) 6:16*
LEE MORGAN, trumpet & flugelhorn
CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax
WYNTON KELLY, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
ART BLAKEY, drums
New York, February 3, 1960.
