Released 1956 Release date 1956 Label Savoy Jazz | Length 36:15 Producer Ozzie Cadena Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded November 5 & 7, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ Introducing Lee Morgan
(1956) Lee Morgan Sextet
(1956) Artists Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Hank Mobley Quintet Similar Lee Morgan albums, Jazz albums | ||
Lee morgan hank mobley 1956 introducing lee morgan 02 nostalgia
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.
Contents
Lee morgan hank mobley 1956 introducing lee morgan 01 hank s shout
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "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".
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
Songs
1Hank's Shout7:04
2Nostalgia8:53
3Bet7:57
References
Introducing Lee Morgan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA