Lee Morgan, Volume 2 Explained

Lee Morgan
Type:studio
Artist:the Lee Morgan Sextet
Cover:Lee Morgan Sextet.jpg
Released:End of May 1957[1]
Recorded:December 2, 1956
Studio:Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:Hard bop
Length:40:32
Label:Blue Note
BLP 1541
Producer:Alfred Lion
Prev Title:Introducing Lee Morgan
Prev Year:1956
Next Title:Dizzy Atmosphere
Next Year:1957
Chronology:Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan, also known as Lee Morgan, Volume 2, is an album by the Lee Morgan Sextet, recorded on December 2, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features saxophonists Hank Mobley and Kenny Rodgers and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "An above-average hard bop set".[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Benny Golson and arranged by Owen Marshall, except as noted.[3]

Side 1

  1. "Whisper Not" – 7:20
  2. "Latin Hangover" – 6:43
  3. "His Sister" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 6:32

Side 2

  1. "Slightly Hep" – 6:27
  2. "Where Am I?" – 5:49
  3. "D's Fink" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 7:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=qR0EAAAAMBAJ&q=morgan+Sextet&pg=PA153 Billboard May 20, 1957
  2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r144328|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed March 17, 2009.
  3. Book: McMillan, Jeffery . DelightfuLee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan . University of Michigan Press . 2008 . 9780472032815 . Ann Arbor . 44.