Lee Morgan is probably the the ultimate jazz savant. He was leading a band at age 15 and recorded prolifically as a leader and sideman. His first Blue Note session as a leader ("Indeed!") was recorded when he was 19! "Vol 3." is one of his best records and features Benny Golson's tune "I Remember Clifford" an ode to his musical predecessor, Clifford Brown. Other career highlights include "Peckin' Time" with Hank Mobley (a copy of which just sold for $1,000 on Ebay), "Leeway", "The Cooker" and "Search For The New Land". These have all been reissued on 45 rpm LPs by Analogue Productions and Music Matters.
He had a minor hit with the title tune from the 1964 record "The Sidewinder" which was used in a car commercial. Unfortunately, he and Blue Note spent the rest of his career trying to emulate the success of "The Sidewinder" leading his music away from hard bop. He was shot to death in 1972 by his common law wife at Slug's nightclub at age 33.
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