
Expobedient
Lee Morgan
Expobedient
Lee Morgan
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 teenager a few lessons before
his untimely death in a car accident. Morgan joined
the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, and remained a
member for a year and a half, until the group was
forced to disband in 1958. He began his recording
career as a leader in 1956 for the Blue Note label. He
would record a total of 25 albums for the company.
Morgan joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1958,
where he further developed his talents as a soloist
and composer. Blakey is heard along with Morgan
in Expoobident, presented here, which features a
strong hard bop quintet that also includes Eddie
Higgins on piano, Art Davis on bass, and Clifford
Jordan on tenor saxophone. 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.
LEE MORGAN, trumpet
CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax
EDDIE HIGGINS, piano
ART DAVIS, bass
ART BLAKEY, drums
Chicago, October 13, 1960.
Clifford Jordan out on A2.
Original session produced by Sid McCoy.
*BONUS TRACK:
LEE MORGAN, trumpet; BOBBY TIMMONS, piano;
JYMIE MERRITT, bass; ART BLAKEY, drums.
Paris, France, December 18 or 19, 1958.
[From the soundtrack to the film Des Femmes Disparaissent.]
180GR. / EACH LP HAS ITS STICKER
Mídia | Música VINIL LP (Vinil) |
Lançado | September 13, 2019 |
EAN/UPC | 8436569193716 |
Gravadora | JAZZ IMAGES 37168 |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensões | 324 g |
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