Born Today: Lee Morgan
Instrument: #Trumpet
Born: July 10, 1938
Died: February 19, 1972
Morgan was a #jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. Beginning in 1956, he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label, eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan's principal influence as a player was Clifford Brown, having had direct contact with him before Brown's premature death.
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Instrument: #Trumpet
Born: July 10, 1938
Died: February 19, 1972
Morgan was a #jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. Beginning in 1956, he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label, eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan's principal influence as a player was Clifford Brown, having had direct contact with him before Brown's premature death.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/lee-morgan
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Lee Morgan - "The Sidewinder" (Recorded 1963)
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