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The Jazz Messengers. Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. [1] [2] [3] One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, [1] Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording with bandleaders like John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller ...
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1959–64) In 1958 Blakey formed a new lineup with four Philadelphia natives: Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. This marked the beginning of perhaps the most fruitful period of the Jazz Messengers.
11 ott 2021 · At age of 15 he was challenging Sonny Stitt in a jam session and in the summer of 1956 he played for two weeks in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers when the band played Morgan’s home town of Philadelphia. A month after he graduated from high school, he was a featured soloist in Dizzy Gilespie’s big band, with whom he remained for ...
18 apr 2024 · Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 19, 1972, New York City, New York) was an American jazz improviser-songwriter, a lyric artist, who was the most expressive trumpet virtuoso of the bop idiom and one of its most popular performers.
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11 ott 2012 · By Art Blakey. Saxophonist Benny Golson's stay with the Messengers was relatively brief but significant. He galvanized the late-1950s group through his compositions and the musicians he brought...
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This discography features albums by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, groups he was a member of, and albums by other artists to which he made a significant contribution. [1] Discography. As leader/co-leader. As a member. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. 1957 Theory of Art (RCA Victor, 1958) 1958-59 Drums Around the Corner ( Blue Note, 1999)
27 apr 2022 · Jazz Journal. - 27 April 2022. 2263. Lee Morgan. Photo by Valerie Wilmer. Lee Morgan, one of the brighter trumpet lights of the 1950s, became yet another victim of the violent times in which we live when he was murdered during an engagement at Slug’s, a New York jazz club, on February 19.
