Delightfulee
Delightfulee | ||||
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Studio album by Lee Morgan | ||||
Released | Early November 1967[1] | |||
Recorded | April 8 & May 27, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:29 original LP 68:00 CD reissue | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84243 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Lee Morgan chronology | ||||
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Delightfulee is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1967. It was recorded on April 8 & May 27, 1966 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins and a big band featuring Ernie Royal, Tom McIntosh, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, Danny Bank and Philly Joe Jones with arrangements by Oliver Nelson.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For some this will always be an oddball release of Morgan's, but it does suggest moving on into what would be a fruitful and successful final five years".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted
- "Ca-Lee-So" - 5:34
- "Zambia" - 6:33
- "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 5:49
- "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 6:17
- "Nite Flite" - 7:38
- "The Delightful Deggie" - 6:38
- "Need I?" - 7:11 Bonus track on CD
- "Filet of Soul (aka Hoppin' John)" - 8:30 Bonus track on CD
- "Zambia" [Big Band Version] - 8:01 Bonus track on CD
- "The Delightful Deggie" [Big Band Version] - 5:49 Bonus track on CD
Recorded on April 8 (#3, 4, 7-10) & May 27 (#1, 2, 5, 6), 1966.
Personnel
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums
Tracks 3, 4, 7-10
- Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Tom McIntosh - trombone
- Jim Buffington - French horn
- Don Butterfield - tuba
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone, flute
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Philly Joe Jones - drums
- Oliver Nelson - arranger
References
- ^ Billboard Nov 11, 1967
- ^ a b Nastos, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 15, 2011
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or co-leader
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- Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
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- The Cooker (1957)
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- Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
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- Caramba! (1968)
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- Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
- The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
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- Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
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- A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
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- Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
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- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
- The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
- Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
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- Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
- Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
- 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)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
- Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
- Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)