Lee Morgan....

The trumpeter Lee Morgan, was own of enormous technique and invention emerged in the scene of the jazz in middle of the 50 with a remaining sound of Clifford Browns. Quickly, it developed its proper style, fundindo the classic reasons of bebop with modern rhythms, harmonias and melodies.

Morgan was born in 10 of July of 1938, in the Philadelphia, inside of a musical family, learning through particular lessons and if it initiated professionally with the age of 15 years. In the summer of 1956 it combined to big band of Dizzy Gillespie, where he touched up to 1958 when it was for the Messengers Jazz.
Also in 1956, Morgan recorded its first session for the Blue Note, “ Presenting Lee Morgan ”, the first record enters thirty almost that it recorded for this stamp. It came back toward its native city in 1961 to work with the saxofonista Jimmy Heath, among others. Lee returned the New York in 1963 to develop its projects of writing with the Blue Note. After a new work with Blakey of 1964-65, it only worked as leader of group.

In the Blue Note, the biggest success of Morgan was in 1963, with “ Sidewinder ”, that it was followed by great albums as “ Search Will be The New Land ”, “ Cornbread ” and “ Delightfulee ”. It adds its work as leader, the presence of Morgan as sideman in classic albums of jazz as “Night In Tunisia” (Gillespie), “Moanin” (Blakey), “Blue Trane” (John Coltrane) and “Evolution” (Grachan Moncur).
When Morgan died to the 33 years and already it had its place in the history of the jazz. Namorada of much time, Helen More assassinated, it with a shot, in palco of “ Slug ”, one nightclub of New York, in day 19 of February of 1972. After committing this barbarity, It lives it left nightclub, it came back toward house and if it committed suicide with a shot in the heart.

Discography
1957 Candy Blue Note
1957 City Lights Blue Note
1957 The Cooker Blue Note
1960 Lee-Way Blue Note
1962 Take Twelve Original Jazz
1963 The Sidewinder Blue Note
1964 Search will be the New Land Blue Note
1965 Cornbread Blue Note
1966 Delightfulee Blue Note
1967 Sonic Boom Blue Note
1967 The Procrastinator Blue Note
1968 Taru Blue Note
1970 Live at the Lighthouse Blue Note
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