Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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:  The Procrastinator (2025)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Label:  Blue Note
Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Procrastinator (8:06)
 2.  Party Time (6:01)
 3.  Dear Sir (6:55)

Side B:

 1.  Stopstart (6:12)
 2.  Rio (6:11)
 3.  Soft Touch (7:02)

Personnel:

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet
Wayne Shorter:  Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson:  Vibes
Herbie Hancock:  Piano
Ron Carter:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums


The Procrastinator is an album by Lee Morgan, originally released in 1979 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 15, 2025 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl. 





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