Morgan, Lee | 5 Original Albums | 5CD

Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter, mainly associated with hard bop, born on 10 July 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his 1963 album The Sidewinder. He was fatally shot in 1972.

5 Original Albums is a five-disc CD box set reissue released in 2018 by Universal Classics & Jazz. It is an Italian exclusive set, and the audio is remastered stereo. The credits include Lee Morgan on trumpet, with players including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean and Art Blakey. Michael Cuscuna produced the reissue, and Alfred Lion produced the original sessions.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Ca-lee-so
2. Zambia
3. Yesterday
4. Sunrise, Sunset
5. Nite Flite
6. The Delightful Deggie
7. Need I?
8. Filet of Soul
9. Zambia
10. The Delightful Deggie (Big Band Version)

Disc 2

1. A Night in Tunisia
2. Heavy Dipper
3. Just One of Those Things
4. Lover Man
5. New-ma
6. Just One of Those Things

Disc 3

1. These Are Soulful Days
2. The Lion and the Wolf
3. Midtown Blues
4. Nakatini Suite

Disc 4

1. The Rumproller
2. Desert Moonlight
3. Eclipso
4. Edda
5. The Lady
6. Venus Di Mildew

Disc 5

1. Search for the New Land
2. The Joker
3. Mr. Kenyatta
4. Melancholee
5. Morgan the Pirate