More Lee Morgan
More Jazz Recordings Featuring the Trumpet
- With two excellent Double Plus (A++) sides, this vintage 70s reissue pressing is doing just about everything right
- The sound is everything that’s good about Rudy Van Gelder‘s recordings – it’s present, spacious, full-bodied, Tubey Magical, dynamic and, most importantly, alive in that way that modern pressings never are
- Speaking of modern pressings, we have the Tone Poets LP in stock and will be reporting on its sound soon, and if it’s any good — doubtful, but you never know — we will tell you exactly what’s right and wrong with it
- Robert Brook tangled with the Tone Poets, as well as their apologists — read the comments section — and filed this report about his experience
- Even though we’ve never played one of their records, one thing we know for sure is that some systems are not capable of properly reproducing RVG’s (or anybody else’s) recordings, a subject we discuss in some detail here
- 5 stars: “[Morgan] performs with a perfectly complementary group of open-minded and talented hard bop stylists (altoist Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins) and creates a Blue Note classic that is heartily recommended.”
This vintage Blue Note pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn’t showing signs of coming back. If you love hearing INTO a recording, actually being able to “see” the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with the band, this is the record for you. It’s what vintage all analog recordings are known for — this sound.