Soulstation1 Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 (edited) con-greazeman ss1 Edited April 18, 2003 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 Lee's own set is my favorite. I've always liked his early stuff best. (I suppose I could say that of almost every musician...but that's the makings of another thread - early or late career.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 My views entirely BeBop. I love early Lee Morgan, early Byrd too. All that youthful enthusiasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 GOT to be the Blakey set for me. There's SO much good music there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 The 50s set by a gnat's whisker - but really Lee's playing throughout the Blakey set is just as phenomenal. Haven't heard the VeeJay material yet ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Love both the Blakey set and the Lee 50s set, especially some of his work with Benny Golson. Reggie from Chester is a classic for me. The book from the 50s set is also phenomenal. In talking about these sets, it's like saying one is best and one is bestest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 I'll pass on voting; I only have the '50s set. But I'm sure I'll get the Morgan/Shorter set before "last chance" rears it's ugly head. (Gad, I always hated that cliche!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 Has to be the Messenger set. My favorite work of Lee and Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsound Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 I vote for the Moran as well. The Morgan set has the variety of different settings. My favs are the set with Pepper Adams and Philly Joe as well as Candy. Also there is the variety of drummers lending different flavors. Curiously is the bringing in of Golson and Gryce on the earliest sessions. While Lee Morgan brought in Golson (or vice versa) it also shows the respect Alfred Lion gave to Golson and Gryce to lend some sheen to the teenager's product. Of course there is Lee being up to the job with these charts. Also you got Timmons in early Blue Note form. The Blakey set is of course strong. What can you say with that dream lineup. To have that amount of session work in so short of time with the troika of writers was fantastic and rarely equaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 I chose the Blakey. Not a no-brainer at all, though. On some of the very early Morgan I sometimes think that his "fire" outweighed his variety w/r/t phrasing, ideas, etc.. This isn't to say that he's not my favorite trumpet player from that era. He ruled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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