Lee Morgan - trumpet Sonny Clark - piano Doug Watkins - bass Art Taylor - drums Read more on Last.fm.
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Lee Morgan - trumpet Sonny Clark - piano Doug Watkins - bass Art Taylor - drums Read more on Last.fm.
Lee Morgan (10 July 1938 - 19 February 1972) was an American hard-bop jazz trumpeter.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Morgan was a jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. In 1956 he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label; eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan's principal influence as a player was Clifford Brown, having had direct contact with him before Brown's premature death. Read more on Last.fm
