The trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938-1972) will always be associated with his surprise pop hit „The Sidewinder“. As a boy-wonder he had already made a splash in the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band at the age of 18. And Blue Note label immediately signed him. Remarkably he played his rst session with Hank Mobley for Savoy one day later with Rudy van Gelder. From the sometimes rather routine recording sessions with typical quintet line-up in that crucial era of hard bop, Morgan‘s albums stand out from the beginning, not only due to his phenomenal technique, which he always put in the service of the music, but also in the selection of his musicians and material. He later began to write his own music, but at rst relied on composers like Benny Golson, who played with him for a long time with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. In the selection of his saxophonists, Morgan set similar accents as Miles Davis and it is therefore no wonder that some of them played with both trumpeters. Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, John Coltrane, who hired Morgan as a sideman on his celebrated „Blue Train“ session, and George Coleman and Wayne Shorter, who were to join Miles’ bands later on. A very special like-minded player was Cli ord Jordan, a tenor-player who has always been underestimated, with whom Morgan recorded three great albums for Vee Jay and Riverside, and who deserves special attention here. Since Morgan did not have a band of his own until his hit, he was one of the Jazz Messengers until 1964 and played a most important “steadying” part in the band, anchoring the ensemble, regardless of characters as di erent as Benny Golson or Wayne Shorter playing the saxophone part, impressively documented by „Moanin“ and „Night in Tunisia“. In his analysis of Morgan’s trumpet style of the 1960s, the American author David H. Rosenthal makes an illuminating parallel by interpreting his style as an instrumental equivalent to the singing of the contemporary soul-greats, especially James Brown: „... he had honed his time and timbre to razor sharpness ... “. In photographs, one can still clearly see Morgan‘s self-production, which indeed calls to mind an expression by James Brown: Mr. Super Bad. This was accompanied by an interest and active participation of Morgan in the Civil Rights Movement. Unfortunately, Morgan‘s life and career were anked by drug problems, which often forced him to leave the stage and recuperate for longer times. In 1972, his wife shot Morgan during a performance break at the New York Jazzclub Slug‘s Saloon on. He bled to death because the ambulance did not make it in time due to severe weather – now the subject of the documentary lm “I Called Him Morgan” (2017). Feat. John Coltrane, Johnny Gri n, Jimmy Smith, Bobby Timmons, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Henny Mobley, Benny Golson, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter and Clifford Jordan.
Tracklist
CD1
LEE MORGAN INDEED
1. Roccus (Horace Silver) 8.19
2. Reggie of Chester (Benny Golson) 4.55
3. The Lady (Owen Marshall) 6.46
4. Little T (Donald Byrd) 8.23
5. Gaza Strip (Owen Marshall) 3.55
6. Stand By (Benny Golson) 5.52
Lee Morgan (tp), Clarence Sharpe (as), Horace Silver (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe
Jones (dr).
Recorded November 4, 1956 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
LEE MORGAN INTRODUCING LEE MORGAN WITH HANK MOBLEYS QUINTET
7. Hank‘s Shout (Hank Mobley) 7.04
8. Nostalgia (Fats Navarro) 8.54
9. Bet (Doug Watkins) 7.56
10. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein, Romberg) 2.30
11. P.S. I Love You (Jenkins, Mercer) 4.22
12. Easy Living (Robin, Rainger) 2.49
13. That‘s All (Brandt, Haymes) 2.45
Lee Morgan (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Hank Jones (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded November 5, 1956 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Total Time 74.31
CD2
HANK MOBLEY WITH DONALD BYRD AND LEE MORGAN
1. Touch and Go (Hank Mobley) 9.18
2. Double Whammy (Hank Mobley) 8.14
3. Barrel of Funk (Hank Mobley) 11.23
4. Mobleymania (Hank Mobley) 8.31
Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Charlie Persip (dr).
Recorded on November 25, 1956 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
LEE MORGAN SEXTET
5. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) 7.19
6. Latin Hangover (Benny Golson) 6.43
7. His Sister (Owen Marshall) 6.32
8. Slightly Hep (Benny Golson) 6.27
9. Where Am I (Benny Golson) 5.48
10. D‘s Fink (Owen Marshall) 7.40
Lee Morgan (tp), Kenny Rodgers (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Paul Chambers
(b), Charlie Persip (dr).
Recorded on December 2, 1956 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Total Time 77.57
CD3
LEE MORGAN VOLUME III
1. Hasaan‘s Dream (Benny Golson) 8.41
2. Domingo (Benny Golson) 9.19
3. I Remember Cli ord (Benny Golson) 7.06
4. Mesabi Chant (Benny Golson) 6.08
5. Tip-Toeing (Benny Golson) 6.39
Lee Morgan (tp), Gigi Gryce (as, fl), Benny Golson (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers
(b), Charlie Persip (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 24, 1957.
JOHNNY GRIFFIN A BLOWING SESSION
6. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) 9.40
7. Ball Bearing (Johnny Gri n) 8.13
8. All the Things You Are (Kern, Hammerstein II) 10.16
9. Smoke Stack (Johnny Gri n) 10.17
Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane (ts), Lee Morgan (tp), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul
Chambers (b), Art Blakey (dr).
Recorded on April 6, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Total Time 76.32
CD4
LEE MORGAN CITY LIGHTS
1. City Lights (Benny Golson) 5.45
2. Tempo De Waltz (Benny Golson) 6.24
3. You‘re Mine, You (E. Heyman, J. Green) 6.02
4. Just by Myself (Benny Golson) 9.24
5. Kin Folks (Gigi Gryce) 9.44
Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), George Coleman (as, ts), Ray Bryant (p), Paul
Chambers (b), Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded on August 25, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
JOHN COLTRANE BLUE TRAIN
6. Blue Train (John Coltrane) 10.43
7. Moment‘s Notice (John Coltrane) 9.11
8. Locomotion (John Coltrane) 7.15
9. I‘m Old Fashioned (Kern, Mercer) 7.58
10. Lazy Bird (John Coltrane) 7.06
John Coltrane (ts), Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Kenny Drew (p),
Paul Chambers (b), „Philly“ Joe Jones (dr).
Recorded on September 15, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey.
Total Time 79.34
CD5
LEE MORGAN CANDY
1. Candy (Kramer, Whitney, David) 7.06
2. Since I Fell for You (Buddy Johnson) 5.39
3. C.T.A. (Jimmy Heath) 5.07
4. All the Way (S. Cahn, J. Van Heusen) 7.27
5. Who Do You Love, I Hope (Irving Berlin) 5.02
6. Personality (J. Burke, J. Van Heusen) 6.16
Lee Morgan (tp), Sonny Clark (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on November 18, 1957
(#2, 6 ) and February 2, 1958 (#1, 3 to 5).
HANK MOBLEY LEE MORGAN PECKIN TIME
7. High and Flighty (Hank Mobley) 6.08
8. Speak Low (K. Weill, O. Nash) 7.12
9. Peckin‘ Time (Hank Mobley) 6.52
10. Stretchin‘ Out (Hank Mobley) 9.04
11. Git-Go Blues (Hank Mobley) 12.26
Hank Mobley (ts), Lee Morgan (tp), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Charlie Persip (dr).
Recorded on February 9, 1958 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Total Time 78.20
CD6
LEE MORGAN THE COOKER
1. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) 9.22
2. Heavy Dipper (Lee Morgan) 7.05
3. Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) 7.16
4. Lover Man (Davis, Sherman, Ramirez) 6.49
5. New-Ma (Lee Morgan) 8.14
Lee Morgan (tp), Pepper Adams (brs), Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers (b), „Philly“
Joe Jones (dr).
Recorded on September 29, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
LEE MORGAN LEEWAY
6. These Are Soulful Days (Cal Massey) 9.25
7. The Lion and the Wol (Lee Morgan) 9.41
8. Midtown Blues (Jackie McLean) 12.10
9. Nakatini Suite (Cal Massey) 8.11
Lee Morgan (tp), Jackie McLean (as), Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art Blakey
(dr).
Recorded on April 28, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Total Time 78.14
CD7
THE YOUNG LIONS
1. Seeds of Sin (Wayne Shorter) 5.43
2. Scourn‘ (Wayne Shorter) 5.56
3. Fat Lady (Bobby Timmons) 5.02
4. Peaches and Cream (Wayne Shorter) 6.52
5. That‘s Right (Lee Morgan) 11.37
Lee Morgan (tp), Frank Strozier (as), Wayne Shorter (ts), Bobby Timmons (p),
Bob Cranshaw (b), Albert „Tootie“ Heath, Louis Hayes (dr).
Recorded at Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, April 25, 1960.
LEE MORGAN QUINTET TAKE TWELVE
6. Raggedy Ann (Lee Morgan) 6.47
7. A Waltz for Fran (Lee Morgan) 4.58
8. Lee-Sure Time (Lee Morgan) 8.31
9. Little Spain (Cli ord Jordan) 7.48
10. Take Twelve (Elmo Hope) 4.59
11. Second‘s Best (Lee Morgan) 7.27
Lee Morgan (tp), Clifford Jordan (ts), Barry Harris (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Louis Hayes (dr).
Recorded January 24, 1962 at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City.
Total Time 75.42 CD8
LEE MORGAN HERES LEE MORGAN
1. Terrible „T“ (Lee Morgan) 5.18
2. Mogie (Lee Morgan) 7.43
3. I‘m a Fool to Want You (Sinatra, Wolf, Herron) 5.36
4. Running Brook (Wayne Shorter) 6.04
5. O Spring (Milt Jackson) 6.13
6. Bess (Lee Morgan) 6.23
Lee Morgan (tp), Clifford Jordan (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Art Blakey (dr).
Recorded February 8, 1960 at Bell Sound Studio B, NYC.
LEE MORGAN EXPOOBIDENT
7. Expoobident (Eddie Higgins) 5.02
8. Easy Living (Robbin, Rainger) 5.58
9. Triple Track (Lee Morgan) 5.01
10. Fire (Wayne Shorter) 4.51
11. Just in Time (Frank Novak) 3.32
12. The Hearing (Clifford Jordan) 3.36
13. Lost and Found (Clifford Jordan) 3.36
Lee Morgan (tp), Clifford Jordan (ts), Eddie Higgins (p), Art Davis (b), Art Blakey (dr).
Recorded October 14, 1960 at Universal Recorders, Chicago.
Total Time 68.58
CD9
JIMMY SMITH JIMMY SMITHS HOUSE PARTY
1. Au Privave (Charlie Parker) 15.10
2. Lover Man (Roger Ramirez) 7.01
3. Just Friends (J. Klenner, S. Lewis) 15.16
4. Blues After All (Kenny Burrell) 6.04
Jimmy Smith (organ), Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), George Coleman, Lou
Donaldson (as), Eddie McFadden, Kenny Burrell (git), Art Blakey, Donald Bailey (dr).
Recorded August 25, 1957 at Manhattan Towers, New York City.
Total Time 43.34
CD10
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS MOANIN
1. Moanin‘ (Bobby Timmons) 9.34
2. Are You Real (Benny Golson) 4.49
3. Along Came Betty (Benny Golson) 6.12
4. The Drum Thunder (Miniature) 7.34
Suite (Benny Golson)
First Theme: Drum Thunder
Second Theme: Cry a Blue Tear
Third Theme: Harlem‘s Disciples
5. Blues March (Benny Golson) 6.11
6. Come Rain or Come Shine 5.49
Lee Morgan (tp), Benny Golson (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Jymie Merritt (b),
Art Blakey (dr).
Recorded on October 30, 1958.
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS A NIGHT IN TUNISIA
7. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie, L. Robin) 11.16
8. Sincerely Diana (Wayne Shorter) 6.44
9. So Tired (Bobby Timmons) 6.36
10. Yama (Lee Morgan) 6.25
11. Kozo‘s Waltz (Lee Morgan) 6.48
Lee Morgan (tp), Wayne Shorter (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Jymie Merritt (b),
Art Blakey (dr).
Recorded on August 7 & 14, 1960 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Total Time 78.01
Details
Genre: Jazz
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796003959