Morgan, Lee – City Lights

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New Vinyl Record – Lee Morgan – City Lights (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition)

TrumpeterLee Morganwas just 19 years old and still early on in his lengthy Blue Note association when he cut his brightly swinging albumCity Lightsin August 1957. The date featured a wonderful sextet withCurtis Fulleron trombone,George Colemanon alto and tenor saxophone,Ray Bryanton piano,Paul Chamberson bass, andArt Tayloron drums. The brilliant young trumpet prodigy was still turning heads with his show-stealing performances as part of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, and this excellent 5-song set presented further evidence of his irrepressible talent. The album includes three compositions by Morgans mentor Benny Golson (City Lights, Tempo De Waltz, Just By Myself) as well as a stunning ballad performance of the standard Youre Mine You and the groovy closer Kin Folk by Gigi Gryce.

A1 City Lights
A2 Tempo De Waltz
A3 You’re Mine You
B1 Just By Myself
B2 Kin Folks