Lee Morgan

 

Artist:  Lee Morgan
Birth Name:  Edward Lee Morgan
Born:  July 10, 1938.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  February 19, 1972 (Aged 33).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Trumpeter, Composer
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Lee Morgan was an American Hard Bop Trumpeter.  His idol and influenced Clifford Brown.  He played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie.  In 1957, he performed as a sideman on John Coltrane's Classic Blue Train as well as with Jimmy Smith.

Title:  Caramba (Blue Note Classic Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Caramba (12:20)

 2.  Suicide City (7:32)

Side B:

 1.  Cunning Lee (6:07)

 2.  Soulita (5:33)

 3.  Helen's Ritual (6:23)

Personnel:

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Bennie Maupin:  Tenor Saxophone

Cedar Walton:  Piano

Reggie Workman:  Bass

Billy Higgins:  Drums

Caramba is an album by Lee Morgan, originally released on December, 1968 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on February 18, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl.