Lee Morgan discography
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This discography presents albums by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, groups he was a member of, and albums by other artists to which he made a significant contribution.[1]
Studio albums31
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers27
| Lee Morgan discography | |
|---|---|
Morgan at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in 1959 | |
| Studio albums | 31 |
| With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | 27 |
Discography
As leader/co-leader
The early original numbers of the Blue Note catalogue had four digits and the prefix "BLP" for mono recordings and "BST" with an added "8" put in front of the numbers for stereo recordings. Beginning with the 1969 album Charisma, all releases by Lee Morgan were issued exclusively in stereo. The 1998 release Standards was issued exclusively in digital form (as CD and later as download) only. For the digital and other re-releases with added bonus material, like alternate takes and expanded liner notes, consult the articles on the individual albums.
| Recording date | Title | Label (original cat. nr.) | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-11 | Lee Morgan Indeed! | Blue Note BLP 1538[2] (mono)[3] | 1957 | Quintet with Clarence Sharpe (as), Horace Silver (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (dr) |
| 1956-11 | Introducing Lee Morgan | Savoy MG 12091 (mono) | 1956 | Quintet with Hank Mobley (ts), Hank Jones (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Taylor (dr) |
| 1956-12 | Lee Morgan Sextet a.k.a. Lee Morgan, Vol. 2 |
Blue Note BLP 1541[4] | 1957 | Sextet with H. Mobley, Kenny Rodgers (as) H. Silver, Paul Chambers (b), Charlie Persip (dr) |
| 1957-02 | Dizzy Atmosphere | Specialty SP-2110 (mono), SP-5001 (stereo) | 1957 | Septet with Al Grey (tb), Billy Mitchell (ts), Billy Root (bs), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul West (b), Ch. Persip (dr), Benny Golson and Roger Spotts (arrangements) |
| 1957-03 | Lee Morgan, Vol. 3 | Blue Note BLP 1557 | 1957 | Sextet with Gigi Gryce (as, fl), Benny Golson (ts), W. Kelly (p), P. Chambers (b), Ch. Persip (dr) |
| 1957-08 | City Lights | Blue Note BLP 1575[5] | 1957 | Sextet with Curtis Fuller (tb), George Coleman (ts, as), Ray Bryant (p), P. Chambers, A. Taylor |
| 1957-09 | The Cooker | Blue Note BLP 1578[6] | 1958 | Quintet with Pepper Adams (b), Bobby Timmons (p), P. Chambers, Ph. J. Jones |
| 1957-11, 1958-02 |
Candy | Blue Note BLP 1590[7] | 1958 | Quartet with Sonny Clark (p), D Watkins, A. Taylor |
| 1958-02 | Peckin' Time co-led by Hank Mobley | Blue Note BLP 1574[8] | 1959 | Quintet with H. Mobley, W. Kelly, P. Chambers, Ch. Persip |
| 1960-04 | Here's Lee Morgan | Vee-Jay VJLP 3007[9] | 1960 | Quintet with Clifford Jordan (ts), W. Kelly, P. Chambers, Art Blakey (dr) |
| 1960-04 | Leeway | Blue Note BLP 4034[10] | 1961 | Quartet with Jackie McLean (as), B. Timmons, P. Chambers, A. Blakey |
| 1960-10 | Expoobident | Vee-Jay VJLP 3015[11] | 1961 | Quartet with Cl. Jordan, Eddie Higgins (p), Art Davis (b), Art Blakey |
| 1962-01 | Take Twelve | Jazzland JLP 80 (m), JLP 980 (st) | 1962 | Quartet with Cl. Jordan, Barry Harris - p), Bob Cranshaw - b), Louis Hayes - dr) |
| 1963-12 | The Sidewinder | Blue Note BLP 4157, BST 84157[12] | 1964 | Quintet with Joe Henderson (ts), B. Harris, B. Cranshaw, Billy Higgins (dr) |
| 1964-02 | Search for the New Land | Blue Note BLP 4169, BST 84169 | 1966 | Sextet with Wayne Shorter (ts), Herbie Hancock (p), Grant Green (g), Reggie Workman (b), B. Higgins |
| 1964-08 | Tom Cat | Blue Note LT-1058[13] | 1980 | Sextet with C. Fuller, J. McLean, McCoy Tyner (p), B. Cranshaw, A. Blakey |
| 1965-04 | The Rumproller | Blue Note BLP 4199, BST 84199 | 1966 | Quintet with J. Henderson, Ronnie Mathews (p), Victor Sproles (b), B. Higgins |
| 1965-06, 1965-07 |
The Gigolo | Blue Note BLP 4212,[14] BST 84212 | 1968 | Quintet with W. Shorter, Harold Mabern (p), B. Cranshaw, B. Higgins |
| 1965-09 | Cornbread | Blue Note BLP 4222, BST 84222[15] | 1967 | Sextet with J. McLean, H. Mobley, H. Hancock, Larry Ridley (b), B. Higgins |
| 1965-11 | Infinity | Blue Note LT-1091 | 1981 | Quintet with J. McLean, Larry Willis (p), R. Workman, B. Higgins |
| 1966-041, 1966-052 |
Delightfulee | Blue Note BLP 4243[16], BST 84243 | 1967 | Big band2, arranged by Oliver Nelson, with Ernie Royal (tp), Tom McIntosh (tb), Jim Buffington (Frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Phil Woods (as, fl), W. Shorter, Danny Bank (bs, bcl, fl), M. Tyner, B. Cranshaw, Ph. J. Jones; and four quintet tracks1 with J. Henderson, M.Tyner, B. Cranshaw, B. Higgins |
| 1966-09 | Charisma | Blue Note BST 84312[17] | 1969 | Sextet with J. McLean, H. Mobley, Cedar Walton (p), P. Chambers, B. Higgins |
| 1966-11 | The Rajah | Blue Note BST 84426 | 1985 | Quintet with H. Mobley, C. Walton, P. Chambers, B. Higgins |
| 1967-01 | Standards | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 23213 2 3 | 1998 | Septet arranged by Duke Pearson with James Spaulding as, fl), W. Shorter, P. Adams, H. Hancock, Ron Carter (b), Mickey Roker (dr) |
| 1967-04 | Sonic Boom | Blue Note LT-987 | 1979 | Quintet with David "Fathead" Newman (ts), C. Walton, R. Carter, B. Higgins. Digital reissue in 2003 included sextet sessions from September and October 1969, first released a year before in 1978 on The Procrastinator (=next entry). |
| 1967-07, 1969-09, 1969-10 |
The Procrastinator | Blue Note BN-LA582-J2[18] | 1978 | Sextet with Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson (vib), H. Hancock, R. Carter, B. Higgins; Sept and Oct sessions with Julian Priester (tb), G. Coleman, H. Mabern, Walter Booker (b), M. Roker (See also note to previous Sonic Boom.) |
| 1967-11, (1968-09) |
The Sixth Sense | Blue Note BST 84335 | 1970 | Sextet with J. McLean, Frank Mitchell (ts), C. Walton, V. Sproles, B, Higgins; Sept date on 1999 digital reissue are three tracks with same personell except H. Mabern (p) and Mickey Bass (b) |
| 1968-02 | Taru | Blue Note LT-1031 | 1980 | Sextet with Bennie Maupin (ts), John Hicks (p), George Benson (g), R. Workman, B. Higgins |
| 1968-05 | Caramba! | Blue Note BST 84289 | 1968 | Quintet arranged by Cal Massey with B. Maupin, C. Walton, R. Workman, B. Higgins |
| 1970-07 | Live at the Lighthouse | Blue Note BST 89906 | 1968 | Quintet with L. Morgan (tp, flh), B. Maupin (ts, fl, bcl), H. Mabern, Jymie Merritt (el.upr.bass), M. Roker (replaced by Jack DeJohnette on one track)[19] |
| 1971-09 | The Last Session | Blue Note BST 84901 | 1972 | Octet with Grachan Moncur III (tb), Bobbi Humphrey (fl), Billy Harper (ts, afl), H. Mabern (p, elp), R. Workman (b, perc), J. Merritt, Freddie Waits (dr, recorder) |
As a member of Art Blakey's bands
During his lifetime, 20 albums (omitting the recordings issued in several volumes) alone were released with Art Blakey and a line-up featuring Lee Morgan; another seven followed after his death in 1972. For the most part, Morgan was a member of Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, which consisted of, for the time, Morgan on trumpet, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons (and sometimes Walter Davis Jr.), bassist Jymie Merritt, and the bandleader, Blakey, on drums. Morgan was recorded with the band from October 1958 until May 1965. Although he and Bobby Timmons left the Messengers already in mid-1961, while Freddie Hubbard and Cedar Walton joined the band (their first recording was Mosaic).
| Recording date | Album title | Label | Year Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-10 | Moanin' | Blue Note BLP 4003, BST 4003 | 1959 | |
| 1958-11, 1958-12 |
1958 – Paris Olympia | Fontana (F) 680.202 ML | 1959 | |
| 1958-11 | Drums Around the Corner | Blue Note 21455 | 1999 | just Art Blakey written on the cover |
| 1958-12 | Des femmes disparaissent | Fontana (F) 660 224 MR | 1959 | soundtrack |
| 1958-12 | Au club St. Germain, Vols. 1–3 | RCA France 430-043–045 | 1960 | live recorded at Club Saint-Germain, issued on 3 LPs with four tracks each, Vol. 3 "plus Kenny Clarke" |
| 1959-03 | Just Coolin' | Blue Note 64201 | 2020 | |
| 1959-04 | At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 | Blue Note BLP 4015 & 4016 | 1959 | [2LP] released separately |
| 1959-07 | Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960 | Fontana 680 203 TL | 1960 | soundtrack; with Barney Wilen as guest, Morgan plays cornet throughout |
| 1959-11 | Africaine | Blue Note LT 1088 | 1981 | |
| 1959-11 | Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | RCA France 430.054 | 1960 | live recorded at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris |
| 1959-12 | Paris Jam Session | Fontana (F) 680 207 TL[20] | 1960 | live recorded at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, with Walter Davis Jr. on piano; Bud Powell and Barney Wilen as guests on first two of four tracks |
| 1960-03 | The Big Beat | Blue Note BLP 4029, BST 84029 | 1960 | |
| 1960-08 | A Night in Tunisia | Blue Note BLP 4049, BST 84049 | 1961 | |
| 1960-08 | Like Someone in Love | Blue Note BLP 4245, BST 84245 | 1967 | |
| 1960-09 | Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 | Blue Note BLP 4054 & 4055 | 1961 & 1962 |
live recorded at the Birdland, New York; [2LP] released separately |
| 1961-01 | A Day with Art Blakey 1961 | Baybridge (Japan) UPS-2148~9-B (mono) [21] | 1981 | [2LP] live recorded at Sankei Hall, Tokyo |
| 1961-01 | First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings | Blue Note BN 2801 | 2021 | live recorded at Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo; first released in 2014 as Tokyo 1961 – The Complete Concerts on Solar |
| 1961-02, 1961-05 |
The Freedom Rider | Blue Note BLP 4156, BST 84156 | 1964 | |
| 1961-02, 1961-05 |
Roots & Herbs | Blue Note BST 84347 | 1970 | recording with Walter Davis Jr. replacing Timmons on two tracks |
| 1961-02, 1961-05 |
Pisces | Blue Note GXF 3060 | 1979 | remaining Jazz Messengers recordings of the two dates released in part on The Freedom Rider and Roots & Herbs (added 1964 date with Curtis Fuller on trombone instead of Morgan); album with only Art Blakey written on the cover |
| 1961-03 | The Witch Doctor | Blue Note BST 84258 | 1967 | |
| 1961-05 | Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Featuring Wayne Shorter – Olympia–May 13, 1961 | Trema (F)710373/710374 | 1992 | [2LP] live recording at the Olympia, Paris |
| 1961-06 | Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! | Impulse! A-7 (mono), AS-7 (stereo) | 1961 | first Messengers album as a sextet with Curtis Fuller on trombone |
| 1963 | Play Selections from the New Musical Golden Boy | Colpix CP 478 (mono), SCP 478 (stereo) | 1963 | recorded for Golden Boy as nonet with expanded horn section arranged by Shorter, Fuller and pianist Cedar Walton |
| 1964-04 1964-05 |
Indestructible | Blue Note BST 84193 | 1966 | |
| 1964-11 | 'S Make It | Limelight LM & LS 86001 | 1965 | recorded in Los Angeles with partly new line-up, beside Morgan and Fuller, John Gilmore (tenor sax), John Hicks (piano), and Victor Sproles (bass) |
| 1965-05 | Soul Finger | Limelight LM 82018 | 1965 | with second trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and completely new line-up, with Gary Bartz (alto saxophone), Lucky Thompson (soprano sax), Hicks and Sproles; a last track ("Slowly but Surely") from the session on Hold On, I'm Coming (Limelight, 1966) |
As sideman
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With Charles Earland
With Curtis Fuller
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Andrew Hill
With Clifford Jordan
With Jackie McLean
With Hank Mobley
With Wayne Shorter
With Jimmy Smith
With Lonnie Smith
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With others
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