Frogman, here's a new name "Noah Preminger"; on this clip he seems to be doing a pretty good Trane imitation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9eiyNqU3_M
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, here's a new name "Noah Preminger"; on this clip he seems to be doing a pretty good Trane imitation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9eiyNqU3_M |
After so much discussion about Lee Morgan, I decided to focus exclusively on Mr. Morgan. You are known by the company you keep, and no where is that truer than when you decide to make an album; Lee Morgan was always surrounded with headliners. "Since I Fell For You" has long been one of my favorite songs going all the way back to "Lenny Welch"; "When you love me, and then you snub me. But what can I do, I'm still in love with you." Been there done that, hope to God I never do it again. Lee Morgan had me crying in my beer all over again; he could tell a story on that trumpet of his like nobody else. My listening room is the den, which has a fireplace in the shape of a large arch; I have tiny Christmas lights around that large arch, which functions as the center of the sound stage; since I don't have to please anyone but me, it's Christmas all year round. The musicians emanate from the fireplace; this room is my exclusive domain. On this particular evening I settled down for some serious evaluation of "Mr. Lee Morgan". "A Night In Tunisia" is a tune recorded by all the heavyweights, and when one places in the top 5, it has to be "dynomite". Lee Morgan's sustained riffs on that tune has not been exceeded by any that I've heard, plus Pepper Adams baritone slicing and riffing right back at Lee's trumpet is the contrast required for maintaining the intensity of this tune. Lee closes it out by riffing like he's in outer space, no body could blow notes that fast, and that clear; which is why so many chose him as the best trumpet ever. "I'm a Fool To Want You" is one of those ballads with a lot of slow burning emotion; that's Clifford Browns territory. While no one can take Cliffords crown, Lee comes close. "I Remember Clifford", I don't think anyone does this one as well as Lee Morgan. My night with several Lee Morgan albums was sustained without one let down. I'm awfully "persnickety" and most of the albums in my collection will have a let down, but Lee Morgan's albums were grade "A" in sustainabilty, meaning they didn't have any dropouts, they kept you on a high level of enjoyment. Enjoy the music. |