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1956 (The age of 18)

Dizzy Gillespie - Big Band Live In Hi-Fi From Birdland  (Fanfare LP N 46 146)

Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
"Birdland", NYC, November 4-December 2, 1956
Introduction
Dizzy's Blues
A Night In Tunisia
Stella By Starlight
Doodlin'
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -1)
"Birdland", NYC, December 1, 1956
1.If You Could See Me Now
2.Groovin' For Nat
3.The Theme
4.Introduction / The Theme
5.Whisper Not
6.Tangerine
7.Dizzy's Business (inc.)

Lee Morgan Indeed!  (Blue Note BLP 1538)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clarence Sharpe (as) Horace Silver (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 4, 1956
tk.3Gaza Strip
tk.4Reggie Of Chester
tk.6Little T
tk.9Stand By
tk.11Roccus
tk.14The Lady

The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions  (Mosaic MR6-162)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 4, 1956
tk.7Little T (alt. take)
Lee Morgan (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Bobby Timmons (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 29, 1957
tk.3Just One Of Those Things (alt. take)
** also issued on Mosaic MD4-162.

Introducing Lee Morgan  (Savoy MG 12091)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Hank Jones (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 5, 1956
SHM6901Hank's Shout
SHM6902Bet!
SHM6903Ballad Medley: Easy Living / P.S. I Love You / Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / That's All
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 7, 1956
SHM6904Nostarsia

The Jazz Message Of Hank Mobley, #2  (Savoy MG 12092)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 7, 1956
SHM6905Thad's Blues
SHM6907Doug's Minor B'OK

Lee Morgan/Hank Mobley - A-1  (Savoy SJL 1104)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 7, 1956
SHM6906A-1

Hank Mobley With Donald Byrd And Lee Morgan  (Blue Note BLP 1540)

Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 25, 1956
tk.2Double Whammy
tk.3Barrel Of Funk
tk.6Mobleymania (aka B For B.B.)
tk.7Touch And Go

The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions  (Mosaic MQ10-181)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 25, 1956
tk.4Barrel Of Funk (alt. take)
** also issued on Mosaic MD6-181.

Lee Morgan, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1541)

Lee Morgan (tp) Kenny Rodgers (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d) Benny Golson, Owen Marshall (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1956
tk.2Latin Hangover
tk.5Whisper Not
tk.8His Sister
tk.9D's Fink
tk.11Slightly Hep
tk.13Where Am I?
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81541 (pseudo stereo).

1957

Howard Rumsey/Charlie Persip - Double Or Nothin'  (Liverty LRP 3045)

Lee Morgan (tp) Conte Candoli (tp -1) Frank Rosolino (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Bob Cooper (ts -1) Dick Shreve (p) Red Mitchell (b) Stan Levey (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 14, 1957
1.Moto
2.Stablemates
Lee Morgan (tp) Conte Candoli (tp -3) Frank Rosolino (tb -3) Benny Golson (ts) Bob Cooper (ts -3) Wynton Kelly (p) Wilfred Middlebrooks (b -1,3) Red Mitchell (b -2) Charlie Persip (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 27, 1957
1.Reggie Of Chester
2.Blues After Dark
3.Wildwood

Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Atmosphere  (Specialty LP 5001)

Lee Morgan (tp) Al Grey (tb) Billy Mitchell (ts) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 1957
Dishwater (take 4)
Someone I Know (take 6)
D.D.T. (take 5)
Whisper Not (take 5)
About Time (take 5)
Day By Day (take 2)
Rite Of Swing (take 3)
Over The Rainbow (take 4)
** also issued on Specialty SP 2210; Fantasy OJC 1762, OJCCD 1762-2.

Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Atmosphere  (Fantasy OJCCD 1762-2)

same session
Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 1957
Someone I Know (take 3)
Whisper Not (take 3+4)
Over The Rainbow (take 3)
** reissue of Specialty LP 5001 + 3 bonus tracks.

Lee Morgan, Vol. 3  (Blue Note BLP 1557)

Lee Morgan (tp) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 24, 1957
tk.3Hasaan's Dream
tk.5I Remember Clifford
tk.7Mesabi Chant
tk.11Tip-Toeing
tk.13Domingo
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46817-2.

Lee Morgan, Vol. 3  (Blue Note CDP 7 46817-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 24, 1957
tk.10Tip-Toeing (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1557 + 1 bonus track.

Art Blakey - 1957 Second Edition  (RCA Bluebird 07863 66661-2)

Bill Hardman, Lee Morgan (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Johnny Griffin (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (d)
RCA Studio 3, NYC, April 2, 1957
A Night At Tony's (take 3)
Social Call (take 4)

Art Blakey - Theory Of Art  (RCA Bluebird 6126-1-RB)

same session
RCA Studio 3, NYC, April 2, 1957
A Night At Tony's
Social Call

Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session  (Blue Note BLP 1559)

Lee Morgan (tp) John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 6, 1957
tk.2Smoke Stack
tk.3The Way You Look Tonight
tk.4Ball Bearing
tk.5All The Things You Are
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 4 99009-2.
** part of Blue Note BN-LA 521-H2.

Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session  (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 99009-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 6, 1957
tk.1Smoke Stack (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1559 + 1 bonus track.

Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works  (Verve MGV 8222)

Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -6/8) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 7, 1957
1. 20828-5Jordu
2. 20829-8 | 63VK626Birks' Works
3. 20830-12Umbrella Man
4. 20831-13Autumn Leaves
5. 20832-16Tangerine
6. 20833-18Over The Rainbow
7. 20834-21You No Quiero Bailer
8. 20835-29If You Could See Me Now
omit Cromer
NYC, April 8, 1957
20836-5Left Hand Corner
20837-9Whisper Not

Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions  (Verve 314 527 900-2)

Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -7) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 8, 1957
1. 20836-1Left Hand Corner
2. 20836-2-
3. 20836-3-
4. 20836-4-
5. 20837-6Whisper Not
6. 20837-8-
7. 20841-29Mayflower Rock
Gillespie plays (tp) Liston plays (tb) Golson plays (ts). Ray Connor (tb) Pee Wee Moore (bars) replaces Levitt, Root, Cromer, Wilkins
NYC, July 8, 1957
21094-4You'll Be Sorry
21095-8Wonder Why

Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy In Greece  (Verve MGV 8017)

Gillespie plays (tp, arr) Liston plays (tb, arr) Golson plays (ts, arr). Rod Levitt (tb) Billy Root (bars) Ernie Wilkins (arr) replaces Connor, Moore
NYC, April 8, 1957
20838-13Stablemates
20839-15That's All
20840-2Groovin' High

Dizzy Gillespie - Tangerine c/w Mayflower Rock  (Verve 89173x45)

add Austin Cromer (vo)
NYC, April 8, 1957
20841-30Mayflower Rock
** reissue of Verve 89173.

Cliff Jordan  (Blue Note BLP 1565)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb -1,2) John Jenkins (as) Clifford Jordan (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 2, 1957
1. tk.4St. Johns
2. tk.8Beyond The Blue Horizon
3. tk.9Ju-Ba

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra "Live", Chester, Pennsylvania, June 14, 1957  (Jazz Unlimited [Swd] JUCD 2040)

Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Chester, PA, June 14, 1957
A Night In Tunisia
Doodlin'
Autumn Leaves
My Reverie
Dizzy's Business
I Remember Clifford
Jordu
Whisper Not
Birks' Works
Jessica's Day
Left Hand Corner
Yesterdays
Cool Breeze

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Live In Stereo At Chester PA  (Jazz Hour JH 1029)

Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -10)
Chester, PA, June 14, 1957
1.A Night In Tunisia
2.Autumn Leaves
3.Dizzy's Business
4.Anitra's Dance
5.Begin The Beguine
6.Left Hand Corner
7.I Love You Much To Much
8.Yesterdays
9.Cool Breeze
10.Wonder Why

Dizzy Gillespie At Newport  (Verve MGV 8242)

Gillespie plays (tp, vo). Chuck Connors (tb) Paul West (b) replaces Connor, Bryant, Cromer
'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
63VK577Dizzy's Blues
63VK578School Days
Doodlin'
Manteca
I Remember Clifford
Cool Breeze
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6023: Verve V6 8830 entitled "The Newport Years, Vol. 5".

Count Basie And Joe Williams/Dizzy Gillespie And Mary Lou Williams At Newport  (Verve MGV 8244)

Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Mary Lou Williams (p -1,2) Wynton Kelly (p -3) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
1.Zodiac Suite: Virgo / Libra / Aries
2.The Carioca
3.A Night In Tunisia
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6025 entitled "Dizzy Gillespie And Count Basie At Newport".

Dizzy Gillespie - Joogie Boogie c/w Doodlin'  (Verve VK 118)

Gillespie plays (tp). Ray Connor (tb) replaces Connors, Williams
NYC, July 8, 1957
21092 | 62VK236Joogie Boogie

Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album (complimentary record)  (Verve MGV 8341)

same session
NYC, July 8, 1957
21092Joogie Boogie (alt. take)

The Big Band Sound Of Dizzy Gillespie  (Verve [E] 2317 080)

same session
NYC, July 8, 1957
21093-2I Remember Clifford

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra  (Europa Jazz [It] EJ 1002)

same personnel
Chester, PA, July 14, 1957
Things To Come

Lee Morgan - City Lights  (Blue Note BLP 1575)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) George Coleman (ts, as) Ray Bryant (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 25, 1957
tk.1Just By Myself
tk.4City Lights
tk.6Tempo De Waltz
tk.9You're Mine, You
tk.10Kin Folks
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81575.

Jimmy Smith - The Sermon!  (Blue Note BLP 4011)

Lee Morgan (tp) George Coleman (as) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Donald Bailey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
tk.2J.O.S.
Lee Morgan (tp) Lou Donaldson (as -2) Tina Brooks (ts -2) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Art Blakey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
1. tk.14Flamingo
2. tk.15The Sermon
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84011.

Jimmy Smith - Confirmation  (Blue Note LT 992)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) George Coleman (as) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g -1) Eddie McFadden (g -2) Donald Bailey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
1. tk.3What Is This Thing Called Love?
2. tk.5Cherokee
Lee Morgan (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Tina Brooks (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Art Blakey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
tk.12Confirmation

Jimmy Smith - House Party  (Blue Note BLP 4002)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) George Coleman (as) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g -1) Eddie McFadden (g -2) Donald Bailey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
1. tk.4Just Friends
2. tk.11Blues After All
Lee Morgan (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Tina Brooks (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Art Blakey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
tk.13Au Privave
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84002.

Jimmy Smith - Special Guests  (Blue Note [J] BNJ 50101)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Donald Bailey (d)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
tk.8'S Wonderful

Ernie Henry - Last Chorus  (Riverside RLP 12-266)

Lee Morgan (tp) Melba Liston (tb -2/4) Ernie Henry (as) Benny Golson (ts) Cecil Paine (bars -2/4) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, September 15, 1957
1.All The Things You Are
2.Autumn Leaves
3.Beauty And The Blues
4.Melba's Tune
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2.

John Coltrane - The Ultimate Blue Train  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53428-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 15, 1957
tk.2Lazy Bird (alt. take)

John Coltrane - Blue Train  (Blue Note BLP 1577)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 15, 1957
tk.3Lazy Bird
tk.6Moment's Notice
tk.9/8Blue Train
tk.11Locomotion
tk.12I'm Old Fashioned
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81577.

Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks  (Blue Note [J] TOCJ 1601)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 15, 1957
tk.8Blue Train (alt. take)
Lee Morgan (tp) Tina Brooks (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.3Minor Move (alt. take)

Lee Morgan - The Cooker  (Blue Note BLP 1578)

Lee Morgan (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Bobby Timmons (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 29, 1957
tk.4Just One Of Those Things
tk.6Heavy Dipper
tk.7A Night In Tunisia
tk.9Lover Man
tk.10New-Ma
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81578.

Lee Morgan - Candy  (Blue Note BLP 1590)

Lee Morgan (tp) Sonny Clark (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 18, 1957
tk.4Since I Fell For You
tk.7Personality
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 2, 1958
tk.5Who Do You Love, I Hope?
tk.9Candy
tk.12C.T.A.
tk.14All The Way
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46508-2.

Various Artists - The Other Side Blue Note 1500 Series  (Blue Note [J] BNJ 61008/10)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 18, 1957
tk.14All At Once, You Love Her (Untitled Morgan Tune)

1958 (The age of 20)

Hank Mobley/Lee Morgan - Peckin' Time  (Blue Note BLP 1574)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 9, 1958
tk.3High And Flighty
tk.5Stretchin' Out
tk.6Peckin' Time
tk.10Git-Go Blues
tk.11Speak Low
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 81574-2.

Hank Mobley/Lee Morgan - Peckin' Time  (Blue Note CDP 7 81574-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 9, 1958
tk.2High And Flighty (alt. take)
tk.4Stretchin' Out (alt. take)
tk.12Speak Low (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1574 + 3 bonus tracks.

Tina Brooks - Minor Move  (Blue Note [J] GXF 3072)

Lee Morgan (tp) Tina Brooks (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.7The Way You Look Tonight
tk.9Nutville
tk.10Star Eyes
tk.11Everything Happens To Me
tk.15Minor Move
** also issued on Blue Note [J] GXK 8162.

Various Artists - Monday Night At Birdland  (Roulette SR 52015)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Billy Root (ts, bars) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charles 'Specs' Wright (d)
"Birdland", NYC, April 21, 1958
Walkin'
All The Things You Are
Bags' Groove
There Will Never Be Another You

Various Artists - Another Monday Night At Birdland  (Roulette SR 52022)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb -2/4) Hank Mobley (ts) Billy Root (ts, bars) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charles 'Specs' Wright (d)
"Birdland", NYC, April 21, 1958
1.It's You Or No One
2.Jamph
3.Nutville
4.Wee

Art Blakey - Moanin'  (Blue Note BLP 4003)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 30, 1958
tk.1Are You Real?
tk.4Moanin'
tk.7/9/12/14The Drum Thunder Suite
tk.16Along Came Betty
tk.19Blues March
tk.21Come Rain Or Come Shine
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84003, CDP 7 46516-2.

Art Blakey - Moanin'  (Blue Note CDP 7 46516-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 30, 1958
tk.2Moanin' (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4003 + 1 bonus track.

Art Blakey - Drums Around The Corner  (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21455-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Roy Haynes (d) Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones (d, timp) Ray Barretto (cga)
Manhattan Towers, NYC, November 2, 1958
tk.4Let's Take 16 Bars
tk.6Moose The Mooche
tk.7Drums In The Rain
tk.11Lee's Tune
tk.13Blakey's Blues
tk.15Lover

Benny Golson And The Philadelphians  (United Artists UAL 4020)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, November 17, 1958
You're Not The Kind
Blues On My Mind
Stablemates
Thursday's Theme
Afternoon In Paris
Calgary
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5020.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live In The 50's  (Jazz Band [E] EBCD 2128-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Kurhaus", Scheveningen, Holland, November 19, 1958
Moanin'
Along Came Betty
I Remember Clifford
Whisper Not
A Night In Tunisia
Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) replaces Golson, Timmons
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
No Problem

Art Blakey - 1958 - Paris Olympia  (Fontana [F] 608 202-ML)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958
Just By Myself
I Remember Clifford
Are You Real?
same personnel
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, December 17, 1958
Moanin'
Justice
Blues March
Whisper Not

Art Blakey - 1958: Olympia Concert  (Mercury [F] 6444700)

same personnel
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958
Blues Pour Doudou

Art Blakey - Des Femmes Disparaissent  (Fontana [F] 660 224-MR)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts -1/7,9/16) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Paris, France, December 18 & 19, 1958
1.Generique
2.Pierre Et Beatrice
3.Nasol
4.Tom
5.Ne Chuchote Pas (Whisper Not)
6.Mambo Dans La Voiture
7.Juste Pour Eux Seuls (Just By Myself)
8.Blues Pour Doudou
9.Blues Pour Marcel
10.Merlin
11.Quaglio
12.La Divorcee De Leo Fall
13.Suspence
14.Tom Et Nasol
15.Des Femmes Disparaissent
16.Final Pour Pierre Et Beatrice

Art Blakey - Au Club St. Germain, Vol. 1  (RCA [F] 430043)

same personnel
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
Politely
Whisper Not
Now's The Time
The First Theme

Art Blakey - Au Club St. Germain, Vol. 2  (RCA [F] 430044)

same session
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
Moanin' With Hazel
We Named It Justice
Blues March For Europe, No. 1
Like Someone In Love

Art Blakey - Au Club St. Germain, Vol. 3  (RCA [F] 430045)

Lee Morgan (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke (d) Gana M'Bow (cga)
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
Along Came Manon
Out Of The Past
A Night In Tunisia
Ending With The Theme

1959

Curtis Fuller - Sliding Easy  (United Artists UAL 4041)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d) Benny Golson (arr -1,3,5,6) Gigi Gryce (arr -2,4)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 12, 1959
1.Bit Of Heaven
2.Down Home
3.When Lights Are Low
4.C.T.A.
5.Bongo Bop
6.I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5041.

The Complete Blue Note/United Artists Curtis Fuller Sessions  (Mosaic MR5-166)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d) Gigi Gryce (arr)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 12, 1959
Down Home (alt. take)
** also issued on Mosaic MD3-166.

Ahmed Abdul-Malik - East Meets West  (RCA Victor LPM 2015)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Jerome Richardson (fl) Benny Golson, Johnny Griffin (ts) Naim Karacand (vln) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b, oud) Al Harewood (d) Bilal Abdurrahman, Mike Hamway (darabeka) Ahmed Yetman (kannon)
NYC, March 16, 1959
K2PB1844La Ikbey (Don't Cry)
K2PB1845Isma's (Listen)
K2PB1846E-Lail (The Night)

Art Blakey - At The Jazz Corner Of The World, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 4015)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) Pee Wee Marquette (ann)
"Birdland", NYC, April 15, 1959
Pee Wee Marquette's intro
Just Coolin'
The Theme (short ver.)
Close Your Eyes
Hipsippy Blues
Justice (aka Evidence)
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84015.

Art Blakey - At The Jazz Corner Of The World, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 4016)

same session
"Birdland", NYC, April 15, 1959
M And M
Chick An' Dumplins
Hi-Fly
Art's Revelation
The Theme (long ver.)
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84016.

Philly Joe Jones - Drums Around The World  (Riverside RLP 12-302)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Herbie Mann (fl, picc -2,3) Cannonball Adderley (as) Benny Golson (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, May 4, 1959
1.Philly J.J.
2.The Carioca ("El Tambores")
3.Land Of The Blues Veils
Blue Mitchell (tp) Sam Jones (b) replaces Mann, Garrison
NYC, May 11, 1959
Blue Gwynn
Stablemates
Cherokee
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1147; Jazzland JLP 92; Fantasy OJCCD 1792-2.

Philly Joe Jones - Drums Around The World  (Fantasy OJCCD 1792-2)

same session
NYC, May 11, 1959
Stablemates (mono take)
** reissue of Riverside RLP 12-302 + 1 bonus track.

Art Farmer - Brass Shout  (United Artists UAL 4047)

Art Farmer, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal (tp) James Haughton (barh -1,2) Jimmy Cleveland, Curtis Fuller (tb) Wayne Andre (tb -3/5) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d -1,2) Elvin Jones (d -3/5) Benny Golson (arr)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, May 14, 1959
1.Minor Vamp
2.Five Spot After Dark
3.Nica's Dream
4.Autumn Leaves
5.Stella By Starlight
Bob Northern (frh) Bobby Timmons (p) replaces Cleveland, Watkins, Elvin Jones
NYC, May 15, 1959
April In Paris
Moanin'
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5047.

Art Blakey - Les Liaisons Dangereuses  (Fontana [F] 680 203)

Lee Morgan (tp) Barney Wilen (ts, ss) Bobby Timmons (p -1/6) Duke Jordan (p -7) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez (cga) Johnny Rodriguez (bgo)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, July 28 & 29, 1959
1.No Problem
2.No Problem, No. 2
3.Valmontana
4.Valmontana, No. 2
5.Weekawken Mad Pad
6.No Hay Problem
7.Prelude In Blue

Art Blakey - Les Liaisons Dangereuses  (Fontana [J] 28JD 10169)

Lee Morgan (tp) Barney Wilen (ts, ss) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez (cga) Johnny Rodriguez (bgo)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, July 28 & 29, 1959
No Hay Problem, No. 2

Wynton Kelly - Kelly Great  (Vee-Jay LP 1016)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, August 12, 1959
Wrinkle
June Night
Mama "G"
What Know?
Sydney
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 1016, LP 3004, SR 3004.

The Curtis Fuller Jazztet With Benny Golson  (Savoy MG 12143)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 25, 1959
Wheatleigh Hall
It's Alright With Me
I'll Walk Alone
Arabia
Judy's Dilemma
** also issued on Savoy SST 13010.

The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones  (Mercury MG 20561)

Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods (as) Jerome Richardson (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, fl) Sahib Shihab (bars) Patti Bown (p) Les Spann (g) Buddy Catlett (b) Don Lamond (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond, ldr)
Fine Recording, NYC, November 4, 5 & 9, 1959
19383I Never Has Seen Snow
19384Air Mail Special
19385Chant Of The Weed
19386Everybody's Blues
19387Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
19388Eesom
19389Lester Leaps In
19390Caravan
19391They Say It's Wonderful
19392Ghana
** also issued on Mercury SR 60221, [J] 195J 31.
** part of EmArcy 818 177-1.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live In Copenhagen 1959  (Royal Jazz [D] RJD 516)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"KB-Hallen", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 5, 1959
Blues March
The Midget
Nellie Blye
A Night In Tunisia

Alternate Takes Of Introducing Wayne Shorter And Go, Paul Chambers  (Vee-Jay [J] FHCY 1004)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
Fine Sounds, NYC, November 9, 1959
Blues A La Carte (alt. take)
Harry's Last Stand (alt. take)
same personnel
Fine Sounds, NYC, November 10, 1959
Down In The Depths (alt. take)
Black Diamond (alt. take)
Pug Nose (alt. take)
Mack The Knife (alt. take)

Introducing Wayne Shorter  (Vee-Jay LP 3006)

same personnel
Fine Sounds, NYC, November 9, 1959
Blues A La Carte
Harry's Last Stand
same personnel
Fine Sounds, NYC, November 10, 1959
Down In The Depths
Black Diamond
Pug Nose
Mack The Knife
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 3006: Affinity [E] AFF 144 entitled "Blues A La Carte".

Art Blakey - Africaine  (Blue Note LT 1088)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) Dizzy Reece (cga -5,6)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1959
1. tk.3The Midget
2. tk.4Lester Left Town
3. tk.8Celine
4. tk.10Splendid
5. tk.12Haina
6. tk.14Africaine

Art Blakey - Au Theatre Des Champs-Elysees  (RCA [F] 430054)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Close Your Eyes
Goldie
Ray's Idea
Lester Left Down

Art Blakey - Are You Real?  (Moon [It] MCD 071-2)

same session
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Blues March
Are You Real?
A Night In Tunisia
Lee Morgan (tp) John Gilmore (ts) John Hicks (p) Victor Sproles (b) Art Blakey (d)
Cine-Tele Sound Studio, London, England, March 7, 1965
On The Ginza
Lament For Stacy
Buhaina's Delight (Buhaina Chant)
The Egyptian
I Can't Get Started

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live In Stockholm 1959  (Dragon [Swd] DRCD 182)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, November 23, 1959
Close Your Eyes
Like Someone In Love
Lester Left Town
The Midget
A Night In Tunisia
The Theme

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Live In Berlin 1959/1962  (Jazz Up [It] JU 321)

same personnel
"Titania-Palast", Berlin, West Germany, November 29, 1959
Blues March
Moanin'
A Night In Tunisia
Along Came Betty
Lester Left Town

Art Blakey - Paris Jam Session  (Fontana [F] 680 207-L)

Lee Morgan (tp) Barney Wilen (as -3,4) Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1,2) Bud Powell (p -3,4) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, December 18, 1959
1.The Midget
2.A Night In Tunisia
3.Dance Of The Infidels
4.Bouncing With Bud

1960

Alternate Takes Of Here's Lee Morgan  (Vee-Jay [J] FHCY 1002)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, February 3, 1960
Bess (alt. take 3)
Off Spring (alt. take 7)
Mogie (alt. take 1)
Mogie (alt. take 2)
I'm A Fool To Want You (alt. take)
I'm A Fool To Want You (alt. take 1)
Terrible "T" (alt. take)
Terrible "T" (alt. take 7)
Running Brook (alt. take 9)

Here's Lee Morgan  (Vee-Jay LP 3007)

same session
Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, February 3, 1960
Bess
Off Spring
Mogie
I'm A Fool To Want You
Terrible "T"
Running Brook
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 3007; Affinity [E] AFF 143.

Art Blakey - The Big Beat  (Blue Note BLP 4029)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1960
tk.3It's Only A Paper Moon
tk.7Dat Dere
tk.10The Chess Players
tk.13Lester Left Town
tk.17Sakeena's Vision
tk.22Politely
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84029, CDP 7 46400-2.

Art Blakey - The Big Beat  (Blue Note CDP 7 46400-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1960
tk.1It's Only A Paper Moon (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4029 + 1 bonus track.

Art Blakey - Drums Ablaze  (Alto AL 720)

same personnel
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 16, 1960
This Here (Dis Yeah)
Dat Dere (Dat There)
same personnel
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 23, 1960
Nelly Bly (April Jamming)
Along Came Betty

The Electric Sticks Of Buddy Rich  (Alto AL 721)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey, Buddy Rich (d)
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 16, 1960
Evidence (Justice)
same personnel
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 23, 1960
A Night In Tunisia

Various Artists - The Young Lions  (Vee-Jay LP 3013)

Lee Morgan (tp) Frank Strozier (as) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Louis Hayes or Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, April 25, 1960
Scourn'
Seeds Of Sin
Fat Lady
Peaches And Cream
That's Right
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 3013.

Various Artists - The Young Lions  (Vee-Jay NVJ 2-908)

same session
Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, April 25, 1960
Scourn' (alt. take 3)
Seeds Of Sin (alt. take 3)
Fat Lady (alt. take 4)

Lee Morgan - Lee-Way  (Blue Note BLP 4034)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Bobby Timmons (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1960
tk.6Nakaniti Suite
tk.13These Are Soulful Days
tk.17The Lion And The Wolff
tk.18Midtown Blues
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84034.

Hooray For Art Blakey, Vol. 1  (Session Disc 116)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, May 28, 1960
The Chess Players
This Here (Dis Yeah)
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, June 4, 1960
The Midget (The Midgets)

Lee Morgan - More Birdland Sessions  (Fresh Sound [Sp] FSCD 1029)

same session
"Birdland", NYC, June 4, 1960
Lester Left Town
Walter Davis Jr. (p) replaces Timmons
"Birdland", NYC, September 11, 1960
Kozo's Waltz
Sakeena's Vision
Bobby Timmons (p) replaces Davis Jr.
"Birdland", NYC, October 28, 1960
Noise In The Attic
So Tired
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, November 5, 1960
It's Only A Paper Moon
This Here

Images Of Curtis Fuller  (Savoy MG 12164)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Yusef Lateef (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Milt Hinton (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
NYC, June 7, 1960
SCF665Daryl's Minor
SCF666Accident
SCF667Be Back
Images
Ta-Reckla
Judy-Ful

John Coltrane/Lee Morgan - The Best Of Birdland, Vol. 1  (Roulette SR 52094)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Rowser (b) Art Taylor (d)
probably Capitol Studios, NYC, June, 1960
15140-6Suspended Sentence
15141-5Minor Strain
15142-2A Bid For Sid

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of The Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers  (Mosaic MR10-141)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.3When Your Lover Has Gone
tk.9Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (alt. take)
tk.15Sincerely Diana (alt. take)
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961
tk.6The Witch Doctor (alt. take)
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.2The Back Sliders (alt. take)
** also issued on Mosaic MD6-141.

Art Blakey - Like Someone In Love  (Blue Note BLP 4245)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.7Noise In The Attic
tk.10Sleeping Dancer Sleep On
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 14, 1960
tk.34Giants
tk.42Johnny's Blues
tk.48Like Someone In Love
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84245, CDP 7 84245-2.

Art Blakey - A Night In Tunisia  (Blue Note BLP 4049)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.11Sincerely Diana
tk.27Yama
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 14, 1960
tk.31Kozo's Waltz
tk.46So Tired
tk.54A Night In Tunisia
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84049, CDP 7 84049-2.

Art Blakey - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 4055)

same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, September 14, 1960
tk.3The Summit
tk.4High Modes
tk.5The Theme
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, September 14, 1960
tk.11The Things I Love
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, September 14, 1960
tk.15Night Watch (aka Eaast Of Brooklyn)
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84055.

Art Blakey - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 4054)

same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, September 14, 1960
tk.7What Know?
tk.8The Theme
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, September 14, 1960
tk.9The Breeze And I
tk.10The Opener
tk.12'Round About Midnight
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84054.

The Complete Vee-Jay Lee Morgan And Wayne Shorter Sessions  (Mosaic MD6-202)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts) Eddie Higgins (p) Art Davis (b) Art Blakey (d)
Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, October 13, 1960
Expoobident (alt. take 3)
Fire (alt. take 3)
Just In Time (alt. take 2)
Triple Track (alt. take 1)

Lee Morgan - Expoobident  (Vee-Jay LP 3015)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts -1/6) Eddie Higgins (p) Art Davis (b) Art Blakey (d)
Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, October 13, 1960
1.Expoobident
2.Fire
3.Just In Time
4.Triple Track
5.The Hearing
6.Lost And Found
7.Easy Living
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 3015; Affinity [E] AFF 134.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live In Stockholm 1960  (Dragon [Swd] DRLP 137)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 1960
Blues March
Lester Left Town
The Theme
The Summit
Along Came Betty
A Night In Tunisia
The Theme

Art Blakey - Lausanne 1960, Pt. 1  (TCB 02022)

same personnel
"Theatre De Beaulieu", Lausanne, Switzerland, December 8, 1960
Now's The Time
Lester Left Down
Noise In The Attic
Dat Dere
Kozo's Waltz

Art Blakey - Lausanne 1960, Pt. 2  (TCB 02062)

same session
"Theatre De Beaulieu", Lausanne, Switzerland, December 8, 1960
It's Only A Paper Moon
'Round About Midnight
The Summit
A Night In Tunisia
This Here

1961

A Day With Art Blakey 1961  (Baybridge [J] 30CP 23/24)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Sankei Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 2, 1961
The Summit
The Breeze And I
Blues March
Moanin'
It's Only A Paper Moon
Nelly Bly
Dat Dere
'Round About Midnight
A Night In Tunisia
The Theme

Art Blakey - Tokyo 1961  (Somethin'else [J] CJ32 5503)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) Nobuo Hara Sharps And Flats (-5,6)
TBS-TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, January 11, 1961
1.A Night In Tunisia
2.The Summit
3.Dat Dere
4.Yama
5.Moanin'
6.Blues March

Art Blakey - Pisces  (Blue Note [J] GXF 3060)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 12, 1961
tk.8United
tk.15Ping Pong
tk.27Blue Ching
tk.28Pisces
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.25Uptight
Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Wayne Shorter (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 15, 1964
tk.7It's A Long Way Down
** also issued on Blue Note [J] GXK 8151.

Art Blakey - Roots And Herbs  (Blue Note BST 84347)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p -1/3) Walter Davis Jr. (p -4,5) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1961
1. tk.2Look At The Birdie
2. tk.4Mastermind
3. tk.10Ping Pong
4. tk.18Roots And Herbs
5. tk.26United
omit Davis Jr.
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.4The Back Sliders

Art Blakey - The Freedom Rider  (Blue Note BLP 4156)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1961
tk.12Pretty Larceny
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.7Tell It Like It Is
tk.13El Toro
tk.19Blue Lace
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84156, CDP 7243 8 21287-2.

Art Blakey - The Witch Doctor  (Blue Note BST 84258)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961
tk.14Those Who Sit And Wait
tk.21A Little Busy
tk.23Joelle
tk.28Afrique
tk.29Lost And Found
tk.30The Witch Doctor

Art Blakey - Featuring Wayne Shorter  (Europe 1 [F] 17 10373/74)

same personnel
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, May 13, 1961
The Summit
Yama
Close Your Eyes
Dat Dere
'Round About Midnight
So Tired
My Funny Valentine
It's Only A Paper Moon
Noise In The Attic
Mornin'
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Blues March
A Night In Tunisia

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (Alamode)  (Impulse A 7)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
Circus
I Hear A Rhapsody
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 14, 1961
Alamode
Invitation
You Don't Know What Love Is
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 175.

1962

Lee Morgan - Take Twelve  (Jazzland JLP 80)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts) Barry Harris (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Louis Hayes (d)
NYC, January 24, 1962
Raggedy Ann
Lee-Sure Time
Take Twelve
Second's Best
A Waltz For Fran
Little Spain
** also issued on Prestige MPP 2510; Fantasy OJC 310, OJCCD 310-2.

Lee Morgan - Take Twelve  (Fantasy OJCCD 310-2)

same session
NYC, January 24, 1962
Second's Best (alt. take)
** reissue of Jazzland JLP 80 + 1 bonus track.

Oscar Peterson Trio - Lee Morgan - Jimmy Heath  (Ozone 11)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) Barry Harris (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
"Birdland", NYC, November 17, 1962
Bruh Slim
Bluesville
Aren't We All Members?

1963 (The age of 25)

Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares  (Blue Note BLP 4149)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Andrew Hill (p) John Ore (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1963
tk.2No Room For Squares
tk.8Three Way Split
tk.17Me 'N' You
tk.22Carolyn
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84149, CDP 7 84149-2.

Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares  (Blue Note CDP 7 84149-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1963
tk.3No Room For Squares (alt. take)
tk.13Untitled Mobley Tune (aka Comin' Back)
tk.19Carolyn (alt. take)
tk.29Syrup And Biscuits
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4149 + 4 bonus tracks.

Grachan Moncur III - Evolution  (Blue Note BLP 4153)

Lee Morgan (tp) Grachan Moncur III (tb) Jackie McLean (as) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Bob Cranshaw (b) Tony Williams (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 21, 1963
tk.11Monk In Wonderland
tk.12The Coaster
tk.14Evolution
tk.17Air Raid
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84153.

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder  (Blue Note BLP 4157)

Lee Morgan (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) Barry Harris (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1963
tk.4Totem Pole
tk.11Boy, What A Night
tk.19Hocus-Pocus
tk.25The Sidewinder
tk.27Gary's Notebook
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84157, CDP 7 84157-2.

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder  (Blue Note CDP 7 84157-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1963
tk.2Totem Pole (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4157 + 1 bonus track.

Art Blakey - Golden Boy  (Colpix CP 478)

Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Bill Barber (tu) James Spaulding (as) Wayne Shorter (ts) Charles Davis (bars) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, 1963
Theme From "The Golden Boy"
Yes I Can, No You Can't
Lorna's Tune
This Is The Life
There's A Party
I Want To Be With You
** also issued on Colpix SCP 478.

1964

Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land  (Blue Note BLP 4169)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Grant Green (g) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1964
1304 tk.3Mr. Kenyatta
1305 tk.5Search For The New Land
1306 tk.10The Joker
1307 tk.14Morgan The Pirate
1308 tk.16Melancholee
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84169.

Art Blakey - Indestructible  (Blue Note BLP 4193)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Wayne Shorter (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 24, 1964
tk.3When Love Is New
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 15, 1964
1350 tk.3Sortie
1352 tk.19Mr. Jin
1353 tk.27Calling Miss Khadija
1354 tk.33The Egyptian
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84193, CDP 7 46429-2.

Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer  (Blue Note BLP 4173)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Reggie Workman (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 29, 1964
1339 tk.3Night Dreamer
1340 tk.5Armageddon
1341 tk.9Oriental Folk Song
1343 tk.27Black Nile
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84173, CDP 7 84173-2.

Lee Morgan - Tom Cat  (Blue Note LT 1058)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Jackie McLean (as) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 11, 1964
tk.7Exotique
tk.8Tom Cat
tk.14Twice Around
tk.29Rigormortis (aka Riggormortes)
tk.35Twilight Mist

Stanley Turrentine - Mr. Natural  (Blue Note LT 1075)

Lee Morgan (tp) Stanley Turrentine (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Elvin Jones (d) Ray Barretto (cga -1/3)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 4, 1964
1. 1422 tk.1Shirley
2. 1423 tk.11Wahoo (Stanley's Blues)
3. 1424 tk.14Tacos
4. 1425 tk.22Can't Buy Me Love

Art Blakey - 'S Make It  (Limelight LM 82001)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Gilmore (ts) John Hicks (p) Victor Sproles (b) Art Blakey (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, November 14, 16 & 25, 1964
31704Waltz For Ruth
31705'S Make It
31706Lament For Stacey
31707Faith
31708Little Hughie
31709Olympia
31710One For Gamal
** also issued on Limelight LS 86001.

Buddy DeFranco - Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz: Jazz Of The '60s, Vol. 2: Blues Bag  (Vee-Jay LPS 2506)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl, bcl) Victor Feldman (p, vib) Victor Sproles (b) Art Blakey (d)
Hollywood, CA, December 1 & 3, 1964
Rain Dance
Twelve Tone Blues
** also issued on Affinity [E] AFF 55 entitled "Art Blakey/Buddy DeFranco - Blues Bag".

1965

Freddie Hubbard - The Night Of The Cookers, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 4208)

Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan (tp) James Spaulding (as) Harold Mabern (p) Larry Ridley (b) Pete LaRoca (d) Big Black (cga)
"Club La Marchal", Brooklyn, NY, April 9, 1965
1598Breaking Point
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84208.

Freddie Hubbard - The Night Of The Cookers, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 4207)

Lee Morgan (tp) Freddie Hubbard (tp -1) James Spaulding (as, fl) Harold Mabern (p) Larry Ridley (b) Pete LaRoca (d) Big Black (cga)
"Club La Marchal", Brooklyn, NY, April 10, 1965
1. 1599Pensativa
2. 1600Walkin'
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84207.

Lee Morgan - The Rumproller  (Blue Note BLP 4199)

Lee Morgan (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Victor Sproles (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 21, 1965
1571 tk.2The Rumproller
1572 tk.3Desert Moonlight
1573 tk.5Edda
1574 tk.7Eclipso
1575 tk.9The Lady
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84199, CDP 7 46428-2.

Lee Morgan - The Rumproller  (Blue Note CDP 7 46428-2)

same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 9, 1965
1562 tk.2/4Venus Di Mildew
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4199 + 1 bonus track.

Art Blakey - Hold On, I'm Coming  (Limelight LM 82038)

Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan (tp) Gary Bartz (as) John Hicks (p) Victor Sproles (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, May 12, 1965
36219Slowly But Surely
** also issued on Limelight LS 86038, [J] PHCE 6001.

Art Blakey - Soulfinger  (Limelight LM 82018)

same session
NYC, May 12, 1965
36220Buh's Bossa
36221Soulfinger
same personnel
NYC, May 13, 1965
36222Freedom Monday
36223The Hub
36224A Quiet Thing
** also issued on Limelight LS 86018; Universal [J] UCCM 9128.

Hank Mobley - Dippin'  (Blue Note BLP 4209)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Larry Ridley (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1965
1615 tk.10Recado Bossa Nova
1616 tk.22Ballin'
1617 tk.27The Vamp
1618 tk.31The Dip
1619 tk.36I See Your Face Before Me
1614 tk.37The Break Through
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84209.

Lee Morgan - The Gigolo  (Blue Note BST 84212)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25, 1965
1620 tk.3Trapped
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1, 1965
1631 tk.3The Gigolo
1632 tk.11You Go To My Head
1633 tk.17Yes I Can, No You Can't
1634 tk.32Speedball
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84212-2.

Lee Morgan - The Gigolo  (Blue Note CDP 7 84212-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1, 1965
1631 tk.1The Gigolo (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BST 84212 + 1 bonus track.

Lee Morgan - Cornbread  (Blue Note BLP 4222)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as -2/4) Hank Mobley (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Larry Ridley (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 18, 1965
1. 1651 tk.1Ceora
2. 1652 tk.2Our Man Higgins
3. 1653 tk.6Most Like Lee
4. 1654 tk.12Cornbread
5. 1655 tk.15Ill Wind
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84222.

Jackie McLean - Jacknife  (Blue Note BN-LA 457-H2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Charles Tolliver (tp -1) Jackie McLean (as) Larry Willis (p) Larry Ridley (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 24, 1965
1. 1656 tk.4Soft Blue
2. 1657 tk.7Climax
3. 1660 tk.16Blue Fable
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 4223 + BLP 4236.

Lee Morgan - Infinity  (Blue Note LT 1091)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Larry Willis (p) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 16, 1965
1682 tk.1Infinity
1683 tk.5Growing Pains
1684 tk.17Miss Nettie B.
1685 tk.25Portrait Of Doll (aka My Lady)
1686 tk.26Zip Code

Jackie McLean - Consequence  (Blue Note LT 994)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Harold Mabern (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 1965
1687 tk.3Consequences
1688 tk.4Bluesanova
1689 tk.10Tolypso
1690 tk.11Slumber (aka Soft Touch)
1691 tk.12Vernestune (aka The Three Minors)
1692 tk.16My Old Flame

Hank Mobley - A Caddy For Daddy  (Blue Note BLP 4230)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb -1,3/5) Hank Mobley (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 18, 1965
1. 1669 tk.7Third Time Around
2. 1670 tk.12Venus De Mildew
3. 1671 tk.20Ace, Deuce, Trey
4. 1672 tk.23The Morning After
5. 1673 tk.27A Caddy For Daddy
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84230.

1966

Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe  (Blue Note BLP 4227)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Joe Henderson (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b) Joe Chambers (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1966
1685 tk.2A Shade Of Jade
1686 tk.8Caribbean Fine Dance
1687 tk.18Granted
1688 tk.19Mode For Joe
1689 tk.26Black
1690 tk.31Free Wheelin'
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84227, CDP 7 84227-2.

Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe  (Blue Note CDP 7 84227-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1966
tk.27Black (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4227 + 1 bonus track.

Hank Mobley - A Slice Of The Top  (Blue Note LT 995)

Lee Morgan (tp) Kiane Zawadi (euph) Howard Johnson (tu) James Spaulding (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts, arr) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d) Duke Pearson (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 18, 1966
1714 tk.1A Tough Of Blue
1715 tk.9A Slice Of The Top
1716 tk.15Hank's Other Bag
1717 tk.21There's A Lull In My Life
1718 tk.25Cute 'N' Pretty

Lee Morgan - Delightfulee Morgan  (Blue Note BLP 4243)

Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal (tp) Tom McIntosh (tb) Jim Buffington (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Phil Woods (as, fl) Wayne Shorter (ts) Danny Bank (bars, bcl, fl) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Oliver Nelson (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 8, 1966
1719 tk.3Sunrise, Sunset
1722 tk.35Yesterday
Lee Morgan (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1966
1739 tk.4Nite-Flite
1740 tk.5Zambia
1741 tk.20The Delightful Deggie
1742 tk.21Ca-Lee-So
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84243, CDP 7 84243-2.

Lee Morgan - Delightfulee Morgan  (Blue Note CDP 7 84243-2)

Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal (tp) Tom McIntosh (tb) Jim Buffington (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Phil Woods (as, fl) Wayne Shorter (ts) Danny Bank (bars, bcl, fl) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Oliver Nelson (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 8, 1966
1720 tk.17The Delightful Deggie
1721 tk.25Fille Of Soul (Hoppin' John)
1723 tk.36Zambia
1724 tk.43Need I?
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4243 + 4 bonus tracks.

Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter  (Blue Note BST 84435)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 17, 1966
1743 tk.3Straight No Filter
1744 tk.14Chain Reaction
1745 tk.15Soft Impressions
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84435-2.

Lee Morgan - Charisma  (Blue Note BST 84312)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Paul Chambers (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 29, 1966
1795 tk.4The Double Up
1796 tk.6Somethin' Cute
1797 tk.15Sweet Honey Bee
1798 tk.17The Murphy Man
1799 tk.20Hey Chico
1800 tk.22Rainy Night

Lee Morgan - The Rajah  (Blue Note BST 84426)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Paul Chambers (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 29, 1966
1797 tk.3Davisamba
1798 tk.15Once In My Lifetime
1799 tk.21The Rajah
1800 tk.36Is That So
1801 tk.42A Pilgrim's Funny Farm
1802 tk.44What Now, My Love?

1967

Lee Morgan - Standards  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 23213-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) James Spaulding (as, fl) Wayne Shorter (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Duke Pearson (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1967
tk.2Blue Gardenia (alt. take)
1816 tk.6Blue Gardenia
1817 tk.20God Bless' The Child
1818 tk.24Somewhere
1819 tk.39If I Were A Carpenter
1820 tk.41A Lot Of Livin' To Do
1821 tk.46This Is The Life

Hank Mobley - Third Season  (Blue Note LT 1081)

Lee Morgan (tp) James Spaulding (as, fl -2/6) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Sonny Greenwich (g -2/6) Walter Booker (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 24, 1967
1. 1846 tk.15Don't Cry, Just Sigh
2. 1847 tk.16Third Season
3. 1848 tk.29Give Me That Feelin'
4. 1849 tk.30Boss Bossa
5. 1850 tk.33Steppin' Stone
6. 1851 tk.36An Aperitif

Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom  (Blue Note LT 987)

Lee Morgan (tp) David Newman (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 14, 1967
1878 tk.7Sonic Boom
Lee Morgan (tp) David Newman (ts -1/4) Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1967
1. 1879 tk.8Sneaky Pete
2. 1880 tk.9The Mercenary
3. 1881 tk.14Mumbo Jumbo
4. 1882 tk.20Fathead
5. 1883 tk.22I'll Never Be The Same

Lee Morgan - The Procrastinator  (Blue Note BN-LA 582-J2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 14, 1967
1916 tk.2The Procrastinator
1917 tk.9Stop-Start
1918 tk.19Rio
1919 tk.20Soft Touch (aka Slumber)
1920 tk.24Party Time
1921 tk.25Dear Sir
Lee Morgan (tp) Julian Priester (tb) George Coleman (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Walter Booker (b) Mickey Roker (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1969
5142Stormy Weather
5143Mr. Johnson
5144Untitled Boogaloo
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 10, 1969
5284Free Flow
5285Uncle Rough
5286Claw-Til-Da
5287The Stroker

Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds  (Blue Note BST 84270)

Lee Morgan (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Jackie McLean (as) Jack Wilson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1967
1951 tk.4Frank's Tune
1952 tk.11Easterly Winds
1953 tk.16Nirvana
1954 tk.17On Children
1955 tk.20Do It

Lee Morgan - The Sixth Sense  (Blue Note BST 84335)

Lee Morgan (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1/5) Frank Mitchell (ts -1/5) Cedar Walton (p) Victor Sproles (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1967
1. 1982 tk.7Anti Climax
2. 1983 tk.11Psychedelic
3. 1984 tk.17Short Count
4. 1985 tk.20The Sixth Sense
5. 1986 tk.22Afreaka (aka Mission Eternal)
6. 1987 tk.24The Cry Of My People
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 5 22467-2.

Lee Morgan - The Sixth Sense  (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 22467-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Frank Mitchell (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Mickey Bass (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 13, 1968
4009 tk.11Mickey's Tune
4011 tk.21Leebop
4012 tk.29Extemporaneous
** reissue of Blue Note BST 84335 + 3 bonus tracks.

McCoy Tyner - Tender Moments  (Blue Note BST 84275)

Lee Morgan (tp) Julian Priester (tb -1/5) Bob Northern (frh -1/5) Howard Johnson (tu -1/5) James Spaulding (as, fl -1/5) Bennie Maupin (ts -1/5) McCoy Tyner (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Joe Chambers (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 1, 1967
1. 1994 tk.3Mode To John
2. 1995 tk.9The High Priest
3. 1996 tk.12Man From Tanganyika
4. 1997 tk.18Utopia
5. 1998 tk.21All My Yesterday
6. 1999 tk.22Lee Plus Three

1968 (The age of 30)

Lee Morgan - Taru  (Blue Note LT 1031)

Lee Morgan (tp) Bennie Maupin (ts) John Hicks (p) George Benson (g) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1968
2043 tk.6Haeschen
2044 tk.11Avotcja One
2045 tk.22Durem
2046 tk.24Dee Lawd
2047 tk.28Taru, What's Wrong With You? (aka What's Wrong?)
2048 tk.29Get Yourself Together

Lee Morgan - Caramba!  (Blue Note BST 84289)

Lee Morgan (tp) Bennie Maupin (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d) Cal Massey (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1968
3005 tk.4Helen's Ritual
3006 tk.6Suicide City
3007 tk.16Cunning Lee
3008 tk.19Caramba (aka Dig Dis)
3009 tk.21Soulita
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53358-2.

Lee Morgan - Caramba!  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53358-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d) Cal Massey (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1968
3010 tk.23A Baby's Smile
** reissue of Blue Note BST 84289 + 1 bonus track.

Lonnie Smith - Think!  (Blue Note BST 84290)

Lee Morgan (tp) David Newman (ts, fl) Lonnie Smith (org) Herman Henry, Melvin Sparks (g) Marion Booker Jr. (d) Norberto Apellaniz, Willie Bivens (cga -1,2) Henry Pucho Brown (tim -1,2)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 23, 1968
1. 3064 tk.12The Call Of The Wind
2. 3065 tk.24Slouchin'
3. 3066 tk.31Son Of Ice Bag
4. 3067 tk.51Three Blind Mice
5. 3068 tk.57Think

Lee Morgan - Clifford Jordan Quintet Live In Baltimore 1968  (Fresh Sound [Sp] FSCD 1037)

Lee Morgan (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts) John Hicks (p) Reggie Workman (b) Ed Blackwell (d)
"Royal Arms", Baltimore, MD, July, 1968
Introduction
Straight, No Chaser
Like Someone In Love
Solar
The Vamp
The Theme

Andrew Hill - Grass Roots  (Blue Note BST 84303)

Lee Morgan (tp) Booker Ervin (ts) Andrew Hill (p) Ron Carter (b) Freddie Waits (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 5, 1968
3069 tk.10Grass Roots
3070 tk.20Venture Inward
3071 tk.23Bayou Red
3072 tk.36Soul Special
3073 tk.41Mira
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 5 22672-2.

1969

Lonnie Smith - Turning Point  (Blue Note BST 84313)

Lee Morgan (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Bennie Maupin (ts) Lonnie Smith (org) Melvin Sparks (g) Leo Morris (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 3, 1969
3307 tk.7See-Saw
3308 tk.11Eleanor Rigby
3309 tk.15Turning Point
3310 tk.19Slow High

Larry Young - Mother Ship  (Blue Note LT 1038)

Lee Morgan (tp) Herbert Mogan (ts) Larry Young (org) Eddie Gladden (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 7, 1969
553 tk.2Visions
554 tk.6Love Drops
555 tk.8Trip Merchant
556 tk.12Mother Ship
557 tk.13Street Scene

Elvin Jones - The Prime Elements  (Blue Note BN-LA 506-H2)

Lee Morgan (tp) George Coleman (ts -1/4) Joe Farrell (ts, ss, fl, afl) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d) Candido Camero (cga -1,2,4,5) Miguelito Valdes (per -1,4,5)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1969
1. 3852 tk.1Dido Afrique
2. 3853 tk.4Champagne Baby
3. 3854 tk.8Inner Space
4. 3855 tk.14Raynay
5. 3856 tk.18Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz)
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 4 93385-2 entitled "At This Point In Time".

Reuben Wilson - Love Bug  (Blue Note BST 84317)

Lee Morgan (tp) George Coleman (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Grant Green (g) Leo Morris (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1969
3959 tk.3/4Love Bug
3961 tk.9Back Out
3960 tk.12Stormy
3956 tk.15Hot Rod
3958 tk.16I Say A Little Prayer
3957 tk.17I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29905-2.

Various Artists - Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 57748-2)

Burt Collins, Lee Morgan, Joe Shepley (tp, flh) Toots Thielemans (hca, g) Duke Pearson (p, arr) Wally Richardson (g) Al Gafa (el-g) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Airto Moreira (per)
A&R Studios, NYC, May 22, 1969
4377 tk.6Midnight Cowboy

Various Artists - The Lost Grooves  (Blue Note B1 31883)

Lee Morgan (tp) George Coleman (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Grant Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (el-b) Leo Morris (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 31, 1969
(tk.5)Hold On, I'm Comin'

1970

Harold Mabern - Greasy Kid Stuff!  (Prestige PR 7764)

Lee Morgan (tp) Hubert Laws (fl, ts) Harold Mabern (p) Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones (g -1) Buster Williams (b, el-b) Idris Muhammad (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1970
1.I Want You Back
2.Greasy Kid Stuff
3.Alex The Great
4.XKE
5.John Neely-Beautiful People
6.I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do

Andrew Hill - Lift Every Voice  (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 27546-2)

Lee Morgan (tp) Bennie Maupin (ts, fl, bcl) Andrew Hill (p) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Benjamin Franklin Carter, Milt Grayson, Hugh Harnell, Joan Johnson, LaReine LaMer, Lawrence Marshall, Gail Nelson, Ron Steward, Lillian Williams (vo)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1970
6024 tk.3Blue Spark
6025 tk.8A Tender Tale
6026 tk.14Drew's Tune
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 13, 1970
6060 tk.21Natural Spirit
6061 tk.33Such It Is
6062 tk.43Mother Mercy
** reissue of Blue Note BST 84330 + 6 bonus tracks.

Lee Morgan Live At The Lighthouse  (Blue Note BST 89906)

Lee Morgan (tp, flh) Bennie Maupin (ts, fl, bcl) Harold Mabern (p) Jymie Merritt (el-upright b) Mickey Roker (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 3rd set, July 11, 1970
Nommo
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 4th set, July 11, 1970
Absolutions
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 3rd set, July 12, 1970
Neophilia
The Beehive
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 35228-2.

Lee Morgan Live At The Lighthouse  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 35228-2)

same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 1st set, July 10, 1970
Something Like This
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 3rd set, July 10, 1970
416 East 10th Street
The Sidewinder / Speedball (theme)
Jack DeJohnette (d) replaces Roker
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 4th set, July 10, 1970
Speedball (theme)
Mickey Roker (d) replaces DeJohnette
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 1st set, July 11, 1970
Aon
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 2nd set, July 11, 1970
I Remember Britt
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 1st set, July 12, 1970
Yunjanna
same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, 4th set, July 12, 1970
Peyote
** reissue of Blue Note BST 89906 + 8 bonus tracks.

Lee Morgan - Speedball  (Mercury BT 5013)

same personnel
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, July, 1970
Peyote
Willow Weep For Me
Speedball / Theme

Lee Morgan - One Of A Kind  (Trip TLP 5029)

same session
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, July, 1970
Ceora
Speedball
Rakin' And Scrapin'

Lee Morgan - Speedball  (Trip TLP 5020)

same session
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, July, 1970
Meofelia

Lee Morgan - All That Jazz  (DJM DJLM 8007)

same session
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, July, 1970
Umijanna
Ceora

Lee Morgan Quintet Live At The Lighthouse '70  (Fresh Sound [Sp] FSR 140/01)

same session
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, July, 1970
Something Like This

1971

Lee Morgan  (Blue Note BST 84901)

Lee Morgan (tp, flh) Grachan Moncur III (tb) Bobbi Humphrey (fl) Billy Harper (ts, afl) Harold Mabern (p, el-p) Reggie Workman (b, per) Jymie Merritt (el-upright b) Freddie Waits (d, reco)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 17, 1971
8414 tk.7In What Direction Are You Headed?
8415 tk.11Angela
8416 tk.13Croquet Ballet
8417 tk.15Inner Passions-Out
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 18, 1971
8418 tk.20Capra Black
** originally intended as Blue Note BST 84381.

Bobbi Humphrey - Flute In  (Blue Note BST 84379)

Lee Morgan (tp) Bobbi Humphrey (fl) Billy Harper (ts) George Devens (vib, mar, per) Hank Jones (p, el-p) Gene Bertoncini (g) George Duvivier (b) Idris Muhammad (d) Ray Armando (cga) Wade Marcus (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 30 or October 1, 1971
8484Journey To Morocco
8485Set Us Free
Frank Owens (p, el-p) Gordon Edwards (el-b) Jimmy Johnson (d) replaces Jones, Duvivier, Muhammad
same location, date
8479The Sidewinder
8482Spanish Harlem
8483Don't Knock My Funk

1972

Lee Morgan - We Remember You  (Fresh Sound [Sp] FSCD 1024)

Lee Morgan (tp, flh) Billy Harper (ts, fl) Harold Mabern (p) Jymie Merritt (el-upright b) Freddie Waits (d, reco)
live in NYC, January 28, 1972
I Remember Britt
Lee Morgan Introduction
Angela
The Sidewinder

Charles Earland - Intensity  (Prestige P 10041)

Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz (tp) Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers (tb) Clifford Adams (tb -3) Hubert Laws (fl) Charles Earland (org) John Fourie, Greg Millar (g) Billy Cobham (d) Sinny Morgan (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1972
1.Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home
2. P-6015Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
3. P-6016'Cause I Love Her
Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan (tp) Hubert Laws (picc) Billy Harper (ts) William Thorpe (bars) Charles Earland (org) Maynard Parker (g) Billy Cobham (d) Sinny Morgan (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1972
Morgan
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1021-2.

Charles Earland - Charles, III  (Prestige P 10061)

Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz (tp) Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers (tb) Billy Harper (ts, afl) Charles Earland (org) John Fourie, Greg Millar (g) Billy Cobham (d) Sinny Morgan (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1972
Lowdown
Lee Morgan (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Charles Earland (org) Maynard Parker (g) Billy Cobham (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1972
Speedball

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