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buchino:

The Rumproller by Reid Miles, 1965
One of my favourite jazz photographs of all time.
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Lee Morgan’s trumpet, Hank Mobley’s tenor, and Jackie McLean’s alto taking a break during Lee Morgan’s superlative Charisma session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, September 29, 1966 (photo by Francis Wolff)
Listen to Charisma: Hey Chico, Sweet Honey Bee, The Murphy Man, The Double Up

20 minute excerpt from an interview with Rudy Van Gelder, from the DVD ‘Perfect Takes’.

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ratatoskm15:
Soul Finger by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers 1965
Twin trumpet attack on another slice of cooking hard bop with shades of the New Thing.
Personnel: Lucky Thompson (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); gary Bartz (alto saxaphone); Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan (trumpet); John Hicks (piano); Victor Sproles (bass instrument); Art Blakey (drums).
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Lee Morgan during The Rumproller session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, April 21 1965
bainer:

Lee Morgan during John Coltrane’s Blue Train session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, September 15 1957
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bainer:

Wayne Shorter during Lee Morgan’s Search For The New Land session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, February 15 1964
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Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, and John Coltrane at Coltrane’s Blue Train session, Hackensack NJ, September 15 1957
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theconstantbuzz:

Albert Ayler and his group in front of Slugs

Lee Morgan was murdered by his common-law wife at Slugs.
fanzinectoplasma:

Lee Morgan