The best of lee morgan by lee morgan on amazon music. Wayne shorter puts in one of his best appearances ever. An allaround master of his instrument modeled after clifford brown, morgan boasted an effortless, virtuosic technique and a full, supple, muscular tone that was just as powerful. Lee morgan recorded sidewinder, his most consistant album. Sonny stitt blues walk 1 chorus all 12 keys sonny stitt blues walk chorus transcription in all 12 keys the following transcriptions were done by daniel matthews 408 8061694. My transcription of lee morgan s solo on moanin close. Sonny stitt blues walk 1 chorus all 12 keys sonny stitt blues walk chorus transcription in all 12 keys the following transcriptions were done by daniel matthews 408 8061694 click here for harry sweets edisons solo on edisons lights ceora lee morgan s improvised solo on ceora. Ceora, candy, warmup and dialogue between lee and rudy, cornbread, you go to my head, search for the new land, the sidewinder rudy van gelder edition, the gigolo, ill wind, the sidewinder.
Morgan was as comfortable unleashing dynamic displays of instrumental virtuosity on triple time blues as he was displaying controlled sensitivity and passion on ballads. Sign up for compositionarranging study program that may include a portion of this material as the course syllabus. This week on all night jazz, well focus on trumpet legend, lee morgan. C instruments, bass clef instruments, bb instruments, eb instruments sheet music book by lee morgan. Theres nothing like the combination of trumpet and tenor. However this was recorded at the bothend club in san francisco a few days before the legitimate dates at the hermosa beach lighthouse club that bn released. Here, stafford and bassist peter washington on speedball, morgans blues name for. The best live cd with lee morgan that i know of is the one of art blakey and the jazz messengers at the club st. Click here for harry sweets edisons solo on edisons lights. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Brotherlee love offers a fearless, fresh tribute to. And, i plan to spin them all, again 2nd time for each one. His style included elements drawn from dizzy gillespie and clifford brown, but his own wide, crackling tone, his use of bluesy phrasing and effects. Its shufflerock rhythm is inseparable from a melody as infectious as the danceable beat of the tune, which lee plays with finesse that doesnt overwhelm the organic relation of melody and rhythm in an ingeniously constructed composition by lee.
Shop and buy volume 106 lee morgan sidewinder sheet music. Lee morgan s trumpet solo over the chord changes to speedball, from the lee morgan recording the gigolo, transcribed by tom varner. However this was recorded at the bothend club in san francisco a few days before the legitimate dates at the. From the beautiful latin ballad ceora to the beatnick, rockin sidewinder, lee s impact on modern trumpet and contemporary jazz writing has been. Lee morgan is best remembered for his sassy, superhip trumpet style, but he is also remembered for his compositional style that greatly influenced the sound of jazz in the late 50s and 60s.
Lee morgan trumpet joe henderson tenor saxophone barry harris piano bob cranshaw double bass billy higgins drumsalfred lion producer rudy van gelder recording engineer. A cornerstone of the blue note label roster prior to his tragic demise, lee morgan was one of hard bops greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the 60s. The best of lee morgan transcriptions by morgan, lee qpress. This session includes shorter on tenor sax, who coaxes the best out of morgan, harold mabern on piano, bob cranshaw on bass and billy. The changes are complex and allow the improvisers many different harmonic options. Those bootlegs have been discussed a number of times. Born on july 10, 1938, in philadelphia, pennsylvania, morgan was initially interested in the vibraphone before being bitten by the trumpet bug. Harold mabern, who continues to amaze to this day with eric alexander, is inspired. Lee morgan live at the lighthouse 1970 3cd set blue. Dont recall exactly what lee said, but my recollection was that while he was verbally noncommital, his facial expression maybe a wince, then pursed lips was a threeact play. The lee morgan discography the university of michigan press.
Lee morgan speedball clifford brown stompin at the. Golson, trumpeter lee morgan, pianist bobby timmons, and jymie merritt. The sidewinder remastered 1999rudy van gelder edition duration. Software for creating nashville number system style chord. The greatness of this tune for me comes from the marriage of complexity and simplicity. In the lee morgan bio called delightfulee, they mention how clifford was a big influence on him in his younger years. The best of lee morgan transcriptions charles colin music. Cliffords death impacted lee very deeply, as it did many musicians at the time. Tranposable music notes for trumpet transcription sheet music by lee morgan.
Lee morgan speedball lee morgan s trumpet solo over the chord changes to speedball, from the lee morgan recording the gigolo, transcribed by tom varner. Clifford brown stompin at the savoy clifford browns trumpet solo over the chord changes to stompin at the savoy, from the clifford brownmax roach. Lee morgans speedball essential jazz performances, part ix. This 1968 album introduced one of lee morgan s bestknown originals, the bluesy speedball. This book includes tunes from charisma, cornbread, the sidewinder, delightfulee, the sermon, the gigolo, blue trane, and candy. Lee would go over to his house and play tunes with him for hours.
Lee morgan for use with all bb, eb, c and bass clef instruments, the jazz playalong series is. The freshsounds 2cd set says lee morgan quintet at lighthouse. Its got a real art blakey and the jazz messengers kind of thing to it. Lee morgan by lee morgan softcover with cd sheet music. Ceora by lee morgan digital sheet music for trumpet.
Brotherlee love offers a fearless, fresh tribute to trumpeter lee morgan terell stafford and his quintet bring a warm and hefty tone to a tribute album honoring the late philadelphia horn player. Lee morgans trumpet solo over the chord changes to speedball, from the lee morgan recording the gigolo, transcribed by tom varner. Another thing i recall is that i came up to lee between sets and asked him if he knew what had happened to tina brooks who was still alive but long gone from the scene. Speedball theme as closing announcements on picadilly pic3447. Speedball is a good introduction to morgan s artistry as a hardswinging, melodically. So much to think about given what would happen to lee so soon after these dates.
Lee morgan jazz playalong volume 144 hal leonard online. Dizzy gillespie, lee morgan, al stewart, joe caiani, carl warwick tp. Im a bass player and on some tunes i have to change keys because of different singers, so i perfer the nashville number system for notation. Another highlight here is the wayne shorter composition trapped, considered among the best of morgan s recordings. The tune is very melodic and draws the ear, in spite. Software for creating nashville number system style chord charts hi, im looking for a way to get all my songs transcribed. He later went on to become one of the most influential trumpet stars in jazz. This transcription book of the best of lee morgan marks his first appearance on.
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