The Last Session (Lee Morgan album)
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
