Lee Morgan • Best of

  

Review by Richard S. Ginell
Curious listeners who encounter Lee Morgan for the first time through this single-disc anthology will come away mightily impressed, even inspired, but they will be hearing only the first part of the story. The album picks up on his teenage whiz kid days circa 1957, then jumps ahead to his renaissance in 1963-1965 as the high priest of hard bop boogaloo. Besides showcasing Morgan's brash, crackling, infinitely expressive trumpet playing, the album does a good job of emphasizing his abundant, still-underrated gifts as a composer -- with "The Sidewinder," of course, but also the strikingly lovely bossa nova "Ceora" and the near standard "Speedball." With its three bonus tracks, "I Remember Clifford," "Cornbread," and especially "Mr. Kenyatta," the CD version adds compelling corroborating evidence of Morgan's originality. The major hang-up, alas, is that the album cuts off the time line at 1965, thus leaving out Morgan's gradual move away from boilerplate hard bop toward modal, progressive explorations that reached an exciting peak on 1970's Live at the Lighthouse. The selections included here will no doubt satisfy those who would want to keep this tremendous talent locked into a single airtight box -- and frankly, it would be difficult to dispute any of the choices on their own terms. But the rest of Morgan's tragically aborted evolution deserves representation on a set like this.
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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell
Los oyentes curiosos que se encuentren con Lee Morgan por primera vez a través de esta antología de un solo disco saldrán muy impresionados, incluso inspirados, pero sólo escucharán la primera parte de la historia. El álbum se remonta a sus días de adolescente alrededor de 1957, y luego salta a su renacimiento en 1963-1965 como sumo sacerdote del hard bop boogaloo. Además de mostrar el descarado, crepitante e infinitamente expresivo toque de trompeta de Morgan, el álbum hace un buen trabajo al enfatizar sus abundantes y aún subestimadas dotes como compositor - con "The Sidewinder", por supuesto, pero también la sorprendentemente encantadora bossa nova "Ceora" y el casi estándar "Speedball". Con sus tres temas extra, "I Remember Clifford", "Cornbread" y, sobre todo, "Mr. Kenyatta", la versión en CD añade pruebas convincentes que corroboran la originalidad de Morgan. El mayor problema, por desgracia, es que el álbum corta la línea de tiempo en 1965, dejando de lado el gradual alejamiento de Morgan del hard bop caldera hacia exploraciones modales y progresivas que alcanzaron un emocionante pico en el Live at the Lighthouse de 1970. Las selecciones incluidas aquí sin duda satisfarán a aquellos que quieran mantener este tremendo talento encerrado en una sola caja hermética - y francamente, sería difícil discutir cualquiera de las opciones en sus propios términos. Pero el resto de la evolución trágicamente abortada de Morgan merece ser representada en un conjunto como éste.
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Tracklist
1 - Ceora - 6:20
2 - The Sidewinder - 10:20
3 - Speedball - 5:25
4 - A Night In Tunisia - 9:15
5 - Since I Fell For You - 5:35
6 - The Rumproller - 10:33
7 - I Remember Clifford - 7:00
8 - Mr. Kenyatta - 8:40
9 - Cornbread - 9:00


Credits
    Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce (tracks: 7), Jackie McLean (tracks: 9)
    Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams (tracks: 4)
    Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 2, 3), Butch Warren (tracks: 8), Doug Watkins (tracks: 5), Larry Ridley (tracks: 1, 9), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 4, 7), Victor Sproles (tracks: 6)
    Compilation Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones (tracks: 4), Art Taylor (tracks: 5), Billy Higgins (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 8, 9), Charlie Persip (tracks: 7)
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Guitar – Grant Green (tracks: 8)
    Mastered By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Barry Harris (2) (tracks: 2), Bobby Timmons (tracks: 4), Harold Mabern Jr.* (tracks: 3), Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1, 8, 9), Ronnie Mathews (tracks: 6), Sonny Clark (tracks: 5), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 7)
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson (tracks: 7), Hank Mobley (tracks: 1, 9), Joe Henderson (tracks: 2, 6), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 3, 8)
    Trumpet – Lee Morgan


Label: Blue Note ‎– CDP 7 91138 2
Series: The Blue Note Years –
Released: 1988
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Morgan-The-Best-Of-Lee-Morgan/release/5432355

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