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:  Take Twelve (Limited Edition) (2026) 

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

Label:  Jazz Wax Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Raggedy Ann (6:46)

 2.  A Waltz For Fran (4:55)

 3.  Lee-Sure Time (8:27)

 4.  Second's Best (Alternate Take) (7:31) *

Side B:

 1.  Little Spain (7:45)

 2.  Take Twelve (4:55)

 3.  Second's Best (7:31)

 4.  I'm A Fool To Want You (5:17)*

Personnel:

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Clifford Jordan:  Tenor Saxophone

Barry Harris:  Piano

Bob Cranshaw:  Bass

Louis Hayes:  Drums

Bonus Tracks:  *

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Clifford Jordan:  Tenor Saxophone

Wynton Kelly:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Art Blakey:  Drums

Take Twelve is an album by Lee Morgan, originally released in 1962 by Jazzland, remastered and reissued on May 22, 2026 by Jazz Wax Records.  Limited Edition with 2 Bonus Tracks, presses on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.