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Selection: Gaza Strip (Marshall) . . . Track List A1. Roccus (Silver) – 8:18A2. Reggie of Chester (Golson) – 4:55A3. The Lady (Owen Marshall) – 6:47B1. Little T. (Byrd) – 8:23B2. Gaza Strip (Owen Marshall) – 3:56B3. Stand By (Golson) … Continue reading
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Selection: Whisper Not (Golson)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â … Continue reading
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Selection: Hassan’s Dream (Golson) . . . Artists Lee Morgan, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Charlie Persip, drums, recorded Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 24, 1957. Tracklist A1. … Continue reading
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Selection: Capra Black (B. Harper) 15:46 . . . Tracklist s1. Capra Black (13:46) B. Harpers2. In What Direction Are You Headed? (16:30) H. Maberns3. Angela (6:24) J. Merritt  Croquet Ballet ( 15:46) B. Harpers4. Inner Passions-Out (17:40) F. … Continue reading
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Selection 1: A Waltz For Fran (Morgan) . . . Selection 2 bonus: Lee-Sure Time (Morgan) . . . Track List Raggedy Ann (Morgan) 6:49A Waltz For Fran (Morgan) 4:56Lee-Sure Time (Morgan) 8:30Little Spain (Clifford Jordan) 7:49Take Twelve (Elmo … Continue reading
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Thank you, LJC readers, today we just crossed over five million page views, not bad for a subject that has little commercial presence, a labour of love.  – LJC A post timed with the release of The Rajah Tone Poet, … Continue reading
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Selection: Most Like Lee (TP, stereo) . . . Original Liberty 1967 monaural : Most Like Lee . . . Artists: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Billy Higgins, … Continue reading
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Year-End Wrap Up. Having strayed this year into the Seventies, crossed the Atlantic to home, flirted with different jazz labels and genres, toyed with some modern reissues, I wanted to end the year returning to basics: the sound of Blue … Continue reading
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LJC Special Selection: Albums I initially avoided due to presence of turkeys, but which also contain prime cuts: BST 84243 Lee Morgan’s Delightfulee. Apologies in advance to lovers of the Fab Four, and cranberry sauce. Selection: Nite Flite (Morgan) . … Continue reading
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Inexplicable omissions, albums I overlooked writing about. No. 1: Lee Morgan The Sidewinder Selection 1: The Sidewinder (Morgan) . . . If The Sidewinder is the immediately recognisable signature track, no review would be complete without also including the best … Continue reading
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Only in this case, much much more. Bill in San Francisco sent me a photo for interest, of Lee Morgan, which I’d not seen before. Google Reverse Image Search yields no … Continue reading
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Selection: Mr Johnson (Mabern) Artists Lee Morgan (trumpet), Mickey Roker (drums), Â Harold Mabern (piano), George Coleman (tenor saxophone), Julian Priester (trombone), Walter Booker (bass) recorded September 12Â & October 10, 1969. The 1969 Sextet are all hot players, a triple brass … Continue reading
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Selection: The Procrastinator (Blue Label/ Two-fer) Artists Sides 1 & 2 “The Procrastinator” LP: Lee Morgan (trumpet) Wayne Shorter (tenor sax) Bobby Hutcherson (vibes) Herbie Hancock (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Billy Higgins (drums) recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, … Continue reading
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Selection: Short Count (Morgan) . . . . The mandatory go-to boogaloo Morgan track is Psychedelic,  a sort of Sidewinder III with a Tijuana drive-thru/ Tex-Mex flavour ,  but other tracks stray into more interesting territory. My pick is the urban car-horn brio of Short Count: choppy … Continue reading
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Selection: Most Like Lee (Morgan) Many great tracks, impossible to choose between them, but I must, so I choose the up-tempo bopper, Most Like Lee. . Artists Lee Morgan (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Herbie Hancock (piano) Larry … Continue reading
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Selection: Who Do You Love I Hope – Irving Berlin, from Annie Get Your Gun (1946) concealed carry edition. . Artists Lee Morgan (trumpet) Sonny Clark (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Taylor (drums) recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November … Continue reading
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Selection: Mr Kenyatta (Morgan) Artists Lee Morgan (trumpet) Wayne Shorter (tenor sax) Herbie Hancock (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Reggie Workman (bass) Billy Higgins (drums) recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1964 Music Two months after recording … Continue reading
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Selection: The Lion and the Wolff (tk.17) No need to guess the dedication, Alfred and Francis, but it took a lot of takes to get it right, take seventeen. Who’s counting, the boss is paying. Artists: Lee Morgan (trumpet) Jackie … Continue reading
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LJC Hitchhiker’s Guide to Early Stereo continues, with further insight into the murky world of 60’s fake stereo This time, an example of a genuine fake. Selection: Slightly Hep  pseudo stereo Artists Lee Morgan (trumpet) Kenny Rodgers (alto saxophone) Hank Mobley (tenor … Continue reading
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Track selection: “Sweet Honey Bee” I> BST 84312 “Charisma” Lee Morgan Sextet: Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Paul Chambers (b) Billy Higgins (d) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 29, 1966 … Continue reading
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Track Selection: “Melancholee” Original rip 2011 180kbps from DJ portable £100 tt. “Melancholee”: Grant Geen’s solo is sensitive, and Wayne Shorter’s elegant, while Morgan continues to show off his mercurial brilliance, to be lost for all time just a few … Continue reading
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