Standards (Lee Morgan album) explained

Standards
Type:studio
Artist:Lee Morgan
Cover:Standards (Lee Morgan album).jpg
Released:February 10, 1998
Recorded:January 13, 1967
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:42:05
Label:Blue Note
Blue Note 23213
Producer:Alfred Lion
Prev Title:The Rajah
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:Sonic Boom
Next Year:1967

Standards is an album by the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on January 13, 1967, but not released until 1998; it contains performances by Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams and Mickey Roker, with arrangements by Duke Pearson.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Most of the selections, although allegedly 'standards,' were of more recent vintage (like 'A Lot of Livin' to Do' and 'If I Were a Carpenter'), and even if Morgan and the other musicians play well, nothing too exciting occurs. Although not a dud, it was not a major loss that this recording stayed in the vaults."[1]

Track listing

  1. "This Is the Life" (Adams, Strouse) - 5:02
  2. "God Bless the Child" (Herzog, Holiday) - 7:18
  3. "Blue Gardenia" (Lester Lee, Russell) - 5:51
  4. "Lot of Livin' to Do" (Adams, Strouse) - 6:02
  5. "Somewhere" (Bernstein, Sondheim) - 5:50
  6. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Hardin) - 6:08
  7. "Blue Gardenia" [Alternate Take] - 5:54

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 14, 2011.