Introducing Lee Morgan
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{{Infobox album
| name = Introducing Lee Morgan
| type = studio
| artist = Lee Morgan With Hank Mobley's Quintet
| cover = Introducing Lee Morgan.jpg
| released = 1956
| recorded = November 5 & 7, 1956
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
| length = 36:15
| label = Savoy
MG 12091
| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Lee Morgan
| prev_title = Lee Morgan Indeed!
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Lee Morgan Sextet
| next_year = 1956
}}
Introducing Lee Morgan is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley's quintet released on the Savoy label. It was recorded on November 5 and 7, 1956, and features performances by Morgan with Hank Mobley, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "At the time Morgan (who was just 17) was very much under the musical influence of Clifford Brown although a bit of his own personality was starting to shine through".Yanow, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/introducing-lee-morgan-r163044/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 16, 2011.
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1041 }}
}}
Track listing
- "Hank's Shout" (Mobley) - 7:03
- "Nostalgia" (Navarro) - 8:53
- "Bet" (Watkins) - 7:56
- "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Hammerstein, Romberg) - 2:29
- "P.S. I Love You" (Jenkins, Mercer) - 4:22
- "Easy Living" (Rainger, Robin) - 2:49
- "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Haymes) - 2:43
Recorded on November 5 (1, 3-7) and 7 (#2), 1956.
Personnel
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones - piano
- Doug Watkins - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
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