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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


Born Today: Tom Harrell
Location: New York City
Instrument: #Trumpet
Born: June 16, 1946

Praised by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and uncompromising #jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. Even with a discography of over 260 recordings and a career that spans more than four decades, Harrell has managed to stay fresh and current as he continues to actively record and tour around the world.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/tom-harrell


Born Today: Wallace Roney
Instrument: #Trumpet
Born: May 25, 1960
Died: March 31, 2020

Since playing with the "Messengers" the list of people that Wallace has played with is a veritable who's who of #jazz. Too numerous to name, he likes to say that he has played with everyone from Jay McShann to Herbie Hancock.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/wallace-roney

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