Durium Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 '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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Could this session be considered Benson's best contribution to a Blue Note date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 tom1960 you'll need ALL of the lee morgan blue note titles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) (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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Haeschen is a great cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 tom1960 you'll need ALL of the lee morgan blue note titles I was AFRAID of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Spinning this one again now. The Conn CD is sounding not at all bad, sonically. Ah, those Supercaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 late 70s white cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) The CD cover is actually really nice. Edited February 18, 2008 by clifford_thornton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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