FRANK MORGAN discog. inq.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

seriously, this is the greast blow to jazz since the death of charles the bird himself.

what is morgans earliest known recording as a sideman????

i want more "early" F.M. other than the GNP presents FRANK MORGAN lp.....

***IS*** there anything at all that meets this creteria???

LONG LIVE FRANK MORGAN, BEBOP MASTER, JAZZ LEGEND, WEST COAST JAZZ MUSICAN ON CALIFORNIAS WEST COAST IN LOS ANGELES, CITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

[brownie]

chewy, Frank Morgan is heard on the Charlie Parker at Jirayr Zorthian's ranch 1952 jam that came out recently on the RLR label.

Before his own GNP album, he also appeared on a Teddy Charles/Wardell Gray session that was reissued on the Wardell Gray Prestige/OJC series. on the Speed Murphy 'New Orbits in Sound' album on GNP and on the Kenny Clarke album 'Telefunken Blues' (with Walter Benton, Milt Jackson, Gerry Wiggins, etc...) on Savoy

[clifford_thornton]

Before his own GNP album, he also appeared on a Teddy Charles/Wardell Gray session that was reissued on the Wardell Gray Prestige/OJC series.

Which, I might add, is f'in fantastic...

[sidewinder]

Before his own GNP album, he also appeared on a Teddy Charles/Wardell Gray session that was reissued on the Wardell Gray Prestige/OJC series.

Which, I might add, is f'in fantastic...

Thirded. That was one of the very first sessions that got me into jazz (on the UK Transatlantic LP issue) ! Teddy Charles on vibes (it was Charles' date I think and the arrangements are his).

Edited December 20, 2007 by sidewinder

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

Speed Murphy 'New Orbits in Sound' album on GNP

Whats this???!??!?!?!!

[JSngry]

[Swinging Swede]

But that's the well-known Spud Murphy. We wanna know about Speed Murphy, goddammitt!!

[mikeweil]

The Teddy Charles session with Wardell Gray was Frank Morgan's studio debut - and Sonny Clark's!

[clifford_thornton]

Would make sense about Clark. I remember doing a double-take upon looking at the personnel when I got it.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

is this a large ensemble date??? whats up with this spud murphy? tell me abut this one!!!!!

[JSngry]

Haven't heard it in years, just remember it being a lot more "normal" than the titling would have you think.

Still available, though: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1066977

[Chas]

is this a large ensemble date??? whats up with this spud murphy? tell me abut this one!!!!!

Haven't heard it in years, just remember it being a lot more "normal" than the titling would have you think.

The title and packaging are misleading - they make it look like a Sun Ra record . That said , New Orbits in Sound is a gem . Murphy's roots in swing-era arranging are in evidence ( particularly harmonically ) ; the intricate ensembles are tight and swinging , the solos fine . As a point of reference , three of the guys from the Hollywood Saxophone Quartet are on the record . Regarding Frank Morgan's contribution , I recall reading on the Jazz West Coast list that Morgan had so much trouble with the charts that Murphy asked Benny Carter to spell him . Carter , who only plays in the ensembles(?) , is not credited on the record .

[Niko]

the Kenny Clarke album 'Telefunken Blues' (with Walter Benton, Milt Jackson, Gerry Wiggins, etc...) on Savoy

one of the rare cases where nobody in the thread said this was great (just ordered it anyway)

[Niko]

the Kenny Clarke album 'Telefunken Blues' (with Walter Benton, Milt Jackson, Gerry Wiggins, etc...) on Savoy

one of the rare cases where nobody in the thread said this was great (just ordered it anyway)

have played telefunken blues three times today, and really like it (actually, nice surprise, unknowingly i bought some cheapo italian reissue which instead of liner notes adds Milt Jackson's Jackson's Ville album... ) Frank Morgan is much much here better than i had expected!