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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.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/lee-morgan
in reply to All About Jazz

his solo to open Moanin' is unbelievably confident and audacious for a man of his experience to that point. What a player.
in reply to All About Jazz

This is sublime and still sounds damn funky now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a4n6yZIXxI

#Music #Jazz #LeeMorgan

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