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Lee Morgan [US1]

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Aliases
Lee Morgan Quintet
Lee Morgan Sextet
Real name
Edward Lee Morgan
Born
July 10, 1938
Died
February 19, 1972
Country
United States
IPI
00021502442 30 works
00041260719 35 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Hard bop trumpeter
Member of
The Young Lions [US]
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
i 1970 Keith Oxman
i 1960 Cherkasy Jazz Quintet
i August 1964 Jay Thomas Quartet
i 1966 (2 artists)
i May 1972 (2 artists)
i January 1967 (52 artists)
i May 1972 (3 artists)
i 1968 Steve Khan
i 1978 (3 artists)
i January 1966 (4 artists)
i October 1957 (6 artists)
i Eclipso Lee Morgan [US1] January 1966 Unverified
i January 1966 (11 artists)
i 1961 Carl Fontana
i 1980 Cherkasy Jazz Quintet
i October 1957 (4 artists)
i February 1958 Vinnie Sperrazza - Jacob Sacks - Masa Kamaguchi
i August 1964 (6 artists)
i 1957 (5 artists)
i 1966 Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris
i 1957 (2 artists)
i 1961 (2 artists)
i July 1966 (4 artists)
i Mogie Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Unverified
i July 1966 (3 artists)
i January 1967 Vinnie Sperrazza - Jacob Sacks - Masa Kamaguchi
i July 1966 (10 artists)
i Neophilia Lee Morgan [US1] 1971 Unverified
i 1966 Michele Rosewoman Trio
i 1956 (11 artists)
i January 1967 (2 artists)
i 1978 (3 artists)
i 1959 John Zorn / George Lewis / Bill Frisell
i 1966 Louis Hayes Quintet
i 1957 (3 artists)
i 1980 New Chordtet
i 1978 (5 artists)
i 1960 Jimmy Rowles and George Mraz
i July 1966 (2 artists)
i 1966 Louis Hayes Quintet
i Short Count Lee Morgan [US1] 1970 Unverified
i 1969 Gabriel Mervine
i 1965 (17 artists)
i 1978 (5 artists)
i Terrible "T" Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Unverified
i 1970 (2 artists)
i 1966 Ralph Moore, Benny Green, Peter Washington, Billy Higgins
i 1969 (2 artists)
i 1961 Don Sleet Quintet
i The Joker Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Unverified
i 1978 (2 artists)
i 1984 Frank Vignola
i The Rumproller Lee Morgan [US1] January 1966 Unverified
i March 1961 (12 artists)
i August 1964 (73 artists)
i 1980 New Chordtet
i August 1964 (6 artists)
i 1980 (2 artists)
i 1980 McCoy Tyner
i  REC June 25, 1986 Originally by Hank Mobley REL
i 1957 (203 artists)
i Yes I Can, No You Can't Lee Morgan [US1] 1965 Unverified
i 1966 Ben Sidran

Covers by Lee Morgan [US1]

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1971 Max Roach
Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest
i 1987 William Johnson, Judy Tyler and Jerry LaZarre
i   1958 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i November 1958 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i   1998 Dick Gautier, Susan Watson and Teenagers PRF,REL
i February 1958 Dizzy Gillespie
i 1958 The Milt Jackson Quintet
i   1998 Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle REC,REL, Nat "King" Cole BRD
i November 1958 Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i November 1958 Miles Davis
i Day by Day Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly (Al Grey, Billy Mitchell [US1], Lee Morgan [US1], Charlie Persip, Wynton Kelly) December 1957 Unverified
i 1961 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i 1956 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i 1998 Billie Holiday
i   1998 Bobby Darin REL, Tim Hardin REC
i January 1967 Harold Arlen - Piano Accompaniment by Arthur Schutt
i 1960 Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
i October 1957 Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i 1984 The Duke Pearson Nonet
i   1961 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orch. REL, Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday PRF
i   February 1958 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
i February 1958 Billie Holiday
i 1984 Anthony Newley
i Over the Rainbow Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly (Al Grey, Billy Mitchell [US1], Lee Morgan [US1], Charlie Persip, Wynton Kelly) December 1957 Unverified
i   November 1958 Dinah Shore with Russ Case and His Orchestra REL, Dorothy Lamour BRD
i 1956 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
i 1957 Lou Donaldson
i November 1958 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson
i   1956 William O'Neal PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
i   1998 Reri Grist & Ensemble REC,REL, Larry Kert, Reri Grist & Carol Lawrence PRF
i 1993 Sam Jones
i   1959 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i   1978 Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
i   1966 Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and Chorus REL,PRF
i 1969 Duke Pearson
i 1956 Nat "King" Cole
i 1958 John Payne & Joan Merrill
i 1993 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
i   1998 Jody Miller - Lincoln Mayorga REC,REL, Billy Daniels, Sammy Davis Jr., with Lola Falana and Company PRF
i 1958 Miles Davis All Star Sextet
i 1984 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i Whisper Not Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly (Al Grey, Billy Mitchell [US1], Lee Morgan [US1], Charlie Persip, Wynton Kelly) December 1957 Unverified
i November 1958 (unknown)
i 1966 The Beatles
i 1965 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
1957 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Chorus by Carmen Lombardo)

Sampled songs

Songs written by Lee Morgan [US1]

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Bess Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Covered by Cherkasy Jazz Quintet
Blue Lace Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers February 1964 Unverified
Bluesanova Lee Morgan [US1] Jackie McLean December 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
Boy, What a Night Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] December 21, 1963 Covered by Jay Thomas Quartet
Ca-Lee-So Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Calling Miss Khadija Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Carolyn Lee Morgan [US1] Hank Mobley 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Ceora Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] January 1967 Covered by (52 artists)
Cunning Lee Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1968 Covered by Steve Khan
Desert Moonlight Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] April 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Eclipso Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] January 1966 Unverified
Free Wheelin' Lee Morgan [US1] Joe Henderson [US1] September 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
Goldie Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey Et Les Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey) 1960 Unverified
Haeschen Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] February 15, 1968 Covered by Cherkasy Jazz Quintet
Heavy Dipper Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] February 1958 Covered by Vinnie Sperrazza - Jacob Sacks - Masa Kamaguchi
Hocus Pocus Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] December 21, 1963 Covered by (6 artists)
Little Spain Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan Quintet 1966 Covered by Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris
Melancholee Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
Mogie Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Unverified
Morgan the Pirate Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Most Like Lee Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] January 1967 Covered by Vinnie Sperrazza - Jacob Sacks - Masa Kamaguchi
Mr. Kenyatta Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Covered by (10 artists)
Nite Flite Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1966 Covered by Michele Rosewoman Trio
Our Man Higgins Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] January 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Party Time Lee Morgan [US1], Vince Jones Lee Morgan [US1] 1978 Covered by (3 artists)
Petty Larceny Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers February 1964 Covered by Terell Stafford
Pisces Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey 1979 Unverified
Raggedy Ann Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan Quintet 1966 Covered by Louis Hayes Quintet
Riggarmortes Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1964 Covered by New Chordtet
Search for the New Land Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Second's Best Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan Quintet 1966 Covered by Louis Hayes Quintet
Somethin' Cute Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1969 Covered by Gabriel Mervine
Speedball Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1, 1965 Covered by (17 artists)
Stop Start Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1978 Covered by (5 artists)
Terrible "T" Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Unverified
The Delightful Deggie Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1966 Covered by Ralph Moore, Benny Green, Peter Washington, Billy Higgins
The Double Up Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] September 29, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
The Joker Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Unverified
The Procrastinator Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1978 Covered by (2 artists)
The Rajah Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1984 Covered by Frank Vignola
The Sidewinder Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] December 21, 1963 Covered by (73 artists)
Tom Cat Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1964 Covered by New Chordtet
Totem Pole Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] December 21, 1963 Covered by (6 artists)
Twice Around Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Yama Lee Morgan [US1] Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 1961 Covered by (3 artists)
Yes I Can, No You Can't Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1965 Unverified
Zambia Lee Morgan [US1] Lee Morgan [US1] 1966 Covered by Ben Sidran

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
Candy Lee Morgan [US1] 1987 Blue Note
Candy Lee Morgan [US1] November 1958 Blue Note
Caramba Lee Morgan [US1] 1968 Blue Note
Charisma Lee Morgan [US1] 1969 Blue Note
City Lights Lee Morgan [US1] 1957 Blue Note
Cornbread Lee Morgan [US1] January 1967 Blue Note
Delightfulee Lee Morgan [US1] 1966 Blue Note
Expoobident Lee Morgan [US1] 1961 Vee-Jay
Here's Lee Morgan Lee Morgan [US1] 1960 Vee-Jay
Indeed! Lee Morgan [US1] 1957 Blue Note
Introducing Lee Morgan Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley's Quintet 1956 Savoy Records
Lee Morgan Lee Morgan [US1] May 1972 Blue Note
Lee Morgan Sextet Lee Morgan Sextet 1957 Blue Note
Leeway Lee Morgan [US1] March 1961 Blue Note
Live at the Lighthouse Lee Morgan [US1] 1971 Blue Note
Monday Night at Birdland Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, "Specs" Wright, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant 1958 Roulette
More Birdland Sessions Lee Morgan featured with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers 1993 Fresh Sound Records
Peckin' Time Hank Mobley - Lee Morgan 1959 Blue Note
Search for the New Land Lee Morgan [US1] July 1966 Blue Note
Standards Lee Morgan [US1] 1998 Blue Note
Take Twelve Lee Morgan Quintet 1966 Jazzland
Taru Lee Morgan [US1] 1980 Blue Note
The Cooker Lee Morgan [US1] February 1958 Blue Note
The Gigolo Lee Morgan [US1] 1965 Blue Note
The Procrastinator Lee Morgan [US1] 1978 Blue Note
The Rajah Lee Morgan [US1] 1984 Blue Note
The Rumproller Lee Morgan [US1] January 1966 Blue Note
The Rumproller Lee Morgan [US1] June 25, 1986 Blue Note
The Sidewinder Lee Morgan [US1] August 1964 Blue Note
The Sixth Sense Lee Morgan [US1] 1970 Blue Note
Tom Cat Lee Morgan [US1] 1980 Blue Note
Vol. 3 Lee Morgan [US1] October 1957 Blue Note

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