Lee Morgan (The Last Session)
Studio album by
Lee Morgan
ReleasedMay 1972[1]
RecordedSeptember 17–18, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenrePost-bop, jazz fusion
Length66:51
LabelBlue Note
BST 84901
ProducerGeorge Butler
Lee Morgan chronology
Live at the Lighthouse
(1970) 		Lee Morgan (The Last Session)
(1972)

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

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

  1. "Capra Black" (Harper) - 15:31
  2. "In What Direction Are You Headed?" (Mabern) - 16:29
  3. "Angela" (Merritt) - 6:24
  4. "Croquet Ballet" (Harper) - 10:51
  5. "Inner Passions Out" (Waits) - 17:36

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard May 20, 1972
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1041. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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