Delightfulee Explained

Delightfulee
Type:studio
Artist:Lee Morgan
Cover:Delightfulee.jpg
Released:Early November 1967[1]
Recorded:April 8 & May 27, 1966
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:38:29 original LP
68:00 CD reissue
Label:Blue Note
BST 84243
Producer:Alfred Lion
Prev Title:Infinity
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Charisma
Next Year:1966

Delightfulee is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1967. It was recorded on April 8 & May 27, 1966 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins and a big band featuring Ernie Royal, Tom McIntosh, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, Danny Bank and Philly Joe Jones with arrangements by Oliver Nelson.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For some this will always be an oddball release of Morgan's, but it does suggest moving on into what would be a fruitful and successful final five years".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

  1. "Ca-Lee-So" - 5:34
  2. "Zambia" - 6:33
  3. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 5:49
  4. "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 6:17
  5. "Nite Flite" - 7:38
  6. "The Delightful Deggie" - 6:38
  7. "Need I?" - 7:11 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Filet of Soul (aka Hoppin' John)" - 8:30 Bonus track on CD
  9. "Zambia" [Big Band Version] - 8:01 Bonus track on CD
  10. "The Delightful Deggie" [Big Band Version] - 5:49 Bonus track on CD

Recorded on April 8 (#3, 4, 7-10) & May 27 (#1, 2, 5, 6), 1966.

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6

Tracks 3, 4, 7-10

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=SygEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Delightfulee+Morgan&pg=PA38 Billboard Nov 11, 1967
  2. Nastos, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 15, 2011