Lee Morgan

· THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION

· DELUXE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

· 180-gram pure virgin vinyl LP in Gatefold packaging

· IMAGES BY ICONIC JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER FRANCIS WOLF

· 4 ALL MUSIC GUIDE

· INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

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.

PERSONNEL:

• LEE MORGAN, trumpet & flugelhorn
• CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax
• WYNTON KELLY, piano
• PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
• ART BLAKEY, drums

New York, February 3, 1960.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• LEE MORGAN, trumpet; SONNY CLARK, piano;
• DOUG WATKINS, bass; ART TAYLOR, drums.
• Hackensack, New Jersey, November 18, 1957.

SIDE A:

• 1 TERRIBLE “T”
• 2 MOGIE
• 3 I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
• 4 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU (*)

SIDE B:

• 1 RUNNING BROOK
• 2 OFF SPRING
• 3 BESS
• 4 PERSONALITY (*)