Introducing Lee Morgan
1956 studio album by Lee Morgan With Hank Mobley's Quintet
Introducing Lee Morgan | ||||
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Studio album by Lee Morgan With Hank Mobley's Quintet | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | November 5 & 7, 1956 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
Length | 36:15 | |||
Label | Savoy MG 12091 | |||
Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
Lee Morgan chronology | ||||
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Introducing Lee Morgan is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley's quintet released on the Savoy label. It was recorded on November 5 and 7, 1956, and features performances by Morgan with Hank Mobley, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "At the time Morgan (who was just 17) was very much under the musical influence of Clifford Brown although a bit of his own personality was starting to shine through".[1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Track listing
- "Hank's Shout" (Mobley) - 7:03
- "Nostalgia" (Navarro) - 8:53
- "Bet" (Watkins) - 7:56
- "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Hammerstein, Romberg) - 2:29
- "P.S. I Love You" (Jenkins, Mercer) - 4:22
- "Easy Living" (Rainger, Robin) - 2:49
- "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Haymes) - 2:43
Recorded on November 5 (1, 3-7) and 7 (#2), 1956.
Personnel
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones - piano
- Doug Watkins - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1041. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
- Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
- Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957)
- City Lights (1957)
- The Cooker (1957)
- Candy (1957–58)
- Peckin' Time (1958)
- Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
- Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
- Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
- Lee-Way (1960)
- Expoobident (1960)
- The Young Lions (1960)
- Take Twelve (1962)
- The Sidewinder (1963)
- Search for the New Land (1964)
- Tom Cat (1964)
- Cornbread (1965)
- Infinity (1965)
- The Gigolo (1965)
- The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
- The Rumproller (1965)
- Delightfulee (1966)
- Charisma (1966)
- The Rajah (1966)
- Standards (1967)
- Sonic Boom (1967)
- The Procrastinator (1967–69)
- The Sixth Sense (1967)
- Taru (1968)
- Caramba! (1968)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1970)
- The Last Session (1971)
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers
- Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957)
- Drums Around the Corner (1958–59)
- Moanin' (1958)
- 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958)
- Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)
- Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958)
- Africaine (1959)
- At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959)
- Paris Jam Session (1959)
- The Big Beat (1960)
- A Night in Tunisia (1960)
- Like Someone in Love (1960)
- Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960)
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)
- The Freedom Rider (1961)
- The Witch Doctor (1961)
- Roots & Herbs (1961)
- Pisces (1961–64)
- Indestructible (1964)
- Golden Boy (1964)
- 'S Make It (1964)
- Soul Finger (1965)
- Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)
Hank
Mobley
- Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
- Jazz Message No. 2 (1956)
- No Room for Squares (1963)
- Dippin' (1965)
- A Caddy for Daddy (1965)
- A Slice of the Top (1966)
- Straight No Filter (1966)
- Third Season (1967)
others
- Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958)
- Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957)
- Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
- Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
- The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
- Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958)
- A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
- Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
- Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
- Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
- The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
- Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
- Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957)
- Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
- Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
- Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
- Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
- Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
- House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
- Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
- Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
- Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)