The Last Session (Lee Morgan album)
1972 studio album by Lee Morgan
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| Studio album by Lee Morgan | ||||
| Released | May 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 17–18, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 66:51 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84901 | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
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Lee Morgan (retroactively titled The Last Session) is the final studio album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released only after his death in 1972. It was originally released on the Blue Note label in 1972 as a double LP, and features performances by Morgan, Grachan Moncur III, Bobbi Humphrey, Billy Harper, Harold Mabern, Reggie Workman, Jymie Merritt and Freddie Waits.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars, noting that with his last studio recordings Morgan took a step towards jazz fusion without sacrificing his artistic integrity: "It is unfortunate that the brilliant and forward-thinking Morgan was cut down at such a young age, for as the music was changing, he would have adapted, as this final statement valiantly suggests."[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
- "Capra Black" (Harper) - 15:31
- "In What Direction Are You Headed?" (Mabern) - 16:29
- "Angela" (Merritt) - 6:24
- "Croquet Ballet" (Harper) - 10:51
- "Inner Passions Out" (Waits) - 17:36
Personnel
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Grachan Moncur III - trombone
- Bobbi Humphrey - flute
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Harold Mabern - piano, electric piano
- Reggie Workman - bass, percussion
- Jymie Merritt - electric upright bass
- Freddie Waits - drums, recorder
References
- ^ Billboard May 20, 1972
- ^ a b Nastos, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1041. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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- Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
- Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957)
- City Lights (1957)
- The Cooker (1957)
- Candy (1957–58)
- Peckin' Time (1958)
- Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
- Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
- Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
- Lee-Way (1960)
- Expoobident (1960)
- The Young Lions (1960)
- Take Twelve (1962)
- The Sidewinder (1963)
- Search for the New Land (1964)
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- Cornbread (1965)
- Infinity (1965)
- The Gigolo (1965)
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- Delightfulee (1966)
- Charisma (1966)
- The Rajah (1966)
- Standards (1967)
- Sonic Boom (1967)
- The Procrastinator (1967–69)
- The Sixth Sense (1967)
- Taru (1968)
- Caramba! (1968)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1970)
- The Last Session (1971)
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& The Jazz
Messengers
- Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957)
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- Moanin' (1958)
- 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958)
- Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)
- Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958)
- Africaine (1959)
- At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959)
- Paris Jam Session (1959)
- The Big Beat (1960)
- A Night in Tunisia (1960)
- Like Someone in Love (1960)
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- Golden Boy (1964)
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- Dippin' (1965)
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- Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
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- Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
- Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
- Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
- House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
- Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
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