Happy Birthday Lee Morgan

In my opinion, Lee Morgan was the best ever on trumpet. Although that's highly subjective, there are many others with the same opinion.

If I were to reccomend tunes by him, the list would be as long as your arm; consequently, I'm just going to mention a recent observation. I was listening to "I Remember Clifford" by Lee, which of course is a tribute to Clifford Brown who was another great trumpeter, when Lee's celestial tone came through; it was like a trumpet tone and timbre from heaven.

Enjoy the music.

Strateahed, Miles must have been one of the most egotistical musicians who ever lived; especially in his latter years. I saw him on DVD looking like a genie out of a bottle, in his Arabian Nights outfit, and although the musicians with him were so new that I didn't know any of them, they could blow. ( he never lost his ability to find the best musicians) The sax man was really gittin down, and before he could finish his solo, Miles jumped in sounding like an Ardvark fart; he was name only at that time. No way he would have done that in times past.

I have Miles Autobiography, and not one mention of Lee Morgan.

Enjoy the music.