Lee Morgan: Taru

[Durium]

LEE MORGAN

Fourty years ago, the 15th of February 1968, Lee Morgan made this great album, although it didn't become a million seller hit like his The Sidewinder.

Taru

Keep swinging

Durium

[sidewinder]

Thanks for the reminder, Durium. I'll put the Conn CD of this one on shortly. Hard to believe it was recorded 40 years ago.

Didn't Taru himself (son of Cal Massey) visit the board a few weeks ago?

Edited February 15, 2008 by sidewinder

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, that is a good one. Haven't heard it in ages.

I have it on LT vinyl somewhere, can't get to it right now.

[sidewinder]

'Avotcja One' is a great lead-off track - one of John Hicks' compositions I think? Hicks and Benson also make a nice combination in this context.

[robertoart]

Could this session be considered Benson's best contribution to a Blue Note date?

[AndrewHill]

Nice date. I rank it with Lee's other dates from the late 60's such as Sonic Boom and the Procrastinator. I think I'll spin this one again today, thanks for bringing it up!

Edited February 15, 2008 by Holy Ghost

[JSngry]

Could this session be considered Benson's best contribution to a Blue Note date?

Considering that he's (arguably) the most consistently strongest voice on Reach Out, maybe not?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Could this session be considered Benson's best contribution to a Blue Note date?

Considering that he's (arguably) the most consistently strongest voice on Reach Out, maybe not?

Regrettably, in that particular case, that's not really saying very much. I think his contribution to Lou Donaldon's "Alligator bogaloo" was crucial to the musical importance and commercial success of that album, which remains an indelible classic of Soul Jazz. (Much more so than to "Midnight creeper" on both counts.)

(Mind you, I haven't heard "Taru".)

MG

[Tom 1960]

Good to see some love for this recording. I already own both "The Procrastinator" and "Sonic Boom" but nothing else from Lee late in his career. Making a note for future reference.

[Soulstation1]

tom1960

you'll need ALL of the lee morgan blue note titles

[porcy62]

(Mind you, I haven't heard "Taru".)

MG

I'll ask to Marshall Jim to downgrade you from Moderator to Private.

BTW I have the LT BN vinyl spinning right now.

Edited February 15, 2008 by porcy62

[Soulstation1]

Haeschen is a great cut

[sidewinder]

Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically.

[Tom 1960]

tom1960

you'll need ALL of the lee morgan blue note titles

I was AFRAID of that!

[porcy62]

Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically.

Ah, those Supercaps

[sidewinder]

Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically.

Ah, those Supercaps

Yep, porcy - I'm sure it's helped. I'll pop on the LT-series vinyl and see how that one sounds too a bit later. I remember when that one came out on LP around 1980 it was difficult to source over here as (unlike the first of the 'Rainbow' series which were also UK pressings) - it was only available as a US pressing. So I didn't get to hear this one, 'Mother Ship' and 'Medina' for some years afterwards. Only the specialist shops here had a very limited stock of these titles.

[porcy62]

Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically.

Ah, those Supercaps

Yep, porcy - I'm sure it's helped. I'll pop on the LT-series vinyl and see how that one sounds too a bit later. I remember when that one came out on LP around 1980 it was difficult to source over here as (unlike the first of the 'Rainbow' series which were also UK pressings) - it was only available as a US pressing. So I didn't get to hear this one, 'Mother Ship' and 'Medina' for some years afterwards. Only the specialist shops here had a very limited stock of these titles.

I am spinning some LT's right now and, overall, they are better then I remember, also in this case, the TT helps.

After a lot of years, and having owned several different stuff, from very cheap to outrageously expensive, I am not really convinced about the fact that hi-end rigs reveal bad recording/pressing/mastering. A really bad sounding record is a bad sounding record, period, no matters if you play on a cheap TT rather then on Michael Fremer's rigs. Often it works just the opposite: a record that you thought bad on a cheap TT, sounds good on a better set up.

[sidewinder]

a record that you thought bad on a cheap TT, sounds good on a better set up.

Very true.

As for the LT's, I find the sound a bit on the 'thin' side and the high-end roll-off can be noticeable.

Edited February 15, 2008 by sidewinder

[Guy Berger]

This is a solid date... I wouldn't call it great. Very "cookie-cutter" late 60s hard bop.

Guy

Edited February 16, 2008 by Guy

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

was this actually released, or was it at late 70s white cover? this is a great record-- wish he recorded much more with benny maupin

[JSngry]

late 70s white cover

[clifford_thornton]

The CD cover is actually really nice.

Edited February 18, 2008 by clifford_thornton