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Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 38 episodes and was first played on 20 December 2013.

Lee Morgan (10 July 1938 - 19 February 1972) was an American hard-bop jazz trumpeter.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Morgan was a jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. In 1956 he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label; eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan's principal influence as a player was Clifford Brown, having had direct contact with him before Brown's premature death.

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Song For My Father
Lee Morgan, Horace Silver
Blue Note1985
Song For My Father
Lee Morgan, Horace SilverBlue Note1985
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Song For My Father
Lee Morgan, Horace Silver
Blue Note1988
Song For My Father
Lee Morgan, Horace SilverBlue Note1988
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You Go To My Head
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1968
You Go To My Head
Lee MorganBlue Note1968
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Search For The New Land
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1964
Search For The New Land
Lee MorganBlue Note1964
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Inner Passions Out
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1972
Inner Passions Out
Lee MorganBlue Note1972
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The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1964
The Sidewinder
Lee MorganBlue Note1964
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Gary's Notebook
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1964
Gary's Notebook
Lee MorganBlue Note1964
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Tom Cat
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1980
Tom Cat
Lee MorganBlue Note1980
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Soulita
Lee Morgan
Blue Note1968
Soulita
Lee MorganBlue Note1968
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Night In Tunisia
Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Lee Morgan
Epic1961
Night In Tunisia
Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Lee MorganEpic1961
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