Lee Morgan: The Gigolo (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) - VINYL LP

Lee Morgan: The Gigolo (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) - VINYL LP

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The Gigolo (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)

Artist:

Lee Morgan

Label:

Blue Note Records

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

602458807851

Genre:

Misc Product

Release Date:

2024-08-16

Number of Discs:

1

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Following the runaway success of The Sidewinder in 1964, Alfred Lion continued to record trumpeter Lee Morgan frequently in the hopes of capturing another funky boogaloo hit. While his subsequent albums may not have scaled the same commercial heights, Morgan certainly delivered the musical goods on his 1965 albums The Rumproller, The Gigolo, and Cornbread, all of which stand among the finest outings in his formidable discography. Recorded over two dates that Summer, The Gigolo featured Morgan with a dynamic quintet comprised of Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Harold Mabern on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. A supremely confident set of swaggering hard bop, the album kicks off with the groovy opener "Yes I Can, No You Can't," one of four Morgan originals featured here along with the up-tempo gems "Trapped" and "Speedball," and stirring explorations of the 11-minute "The Gigolo." The album closes with an exceptional arrangement of the ballad "You Go To My Head" which sways with sensual movement.

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