Lee Morgan ‎– The Legendary Quartet Sessions

This edition presents all of Lee Morgan’s studio recordings in a quartet setting through 1960, compiled here FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON A SINGLE CD. Contained within are the complete sessions that produced the celebrated album Candy (Blue Note 93176) the trumpeter’s only entirely quartet album ever, as well as various single quartet tracks from sessions that otherwise featured additional horns. A blues featuring Morgan as the only horn with varios percussionists has been added as a bonus at the end of this set.

PERSONNEL:

LEE MORGAN, trumpet on all tracks, plus:

[1] Eddie Higgins (p); Art Davis (b); Art Blakey (d). Chicago, October 14, 1960

[2-4] Sonny Clark (p); Doug Watkins (b); Art Taylor (d). New Jersey, November 18, 1957.

[5-8] Same perssonel as (2-4). New Jersey, February 2, 1958.

[9] Jimmy Smith (org); Eddie McFadden (g); Donald Bailey (d). New York, Aug. 25,1957.

[10] Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g); Art Blakey (d). New York, February 25, 1958.

[11] Bobby Timmons (p); Jymie Merritt (b); Art Blakey (d). Paris, December 18-19, 1958.

[12] BONUS TRACK: Bobby Timmons (p); Jymie Merritt (b); Art Blakey (d)
Philly Jo Jones (d, perc); Ray Haynes (d), Ray Barreto (cgs). New York, Nov. 2, 1958.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. Easy Living
02. Since I Fell For You
03. Personality
04. All At Once You Love Her
05. Candy
06. C.T.A.
07. All The Way
08. Who Do You Love, I Hope
09. ‘S Wonderful
10. Flamingo
11. Blues Pour Doudou
12. Blakey’s Blues

Total Time: 75:19

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