''Standards'' is an album by the
jazz
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trumpeter
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.
One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' ...
, released on the
Blue Note label. It was recorded on January 13, 1967, but not released until 1998; it contains performances by Morgan,
Wayne Shorter,
Herbie Hancock,
Ron Carter,
Billy Higgins,
James Spaulding,
Pepper Adams
Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a ...
and
Mickey Roker, with arrangements by
Duke Pearson.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by
Scott Yanow stated: "Most of the selections, although allegedly 'standards,' were of more recent vintage (like 'A Lot of Livin' to Do' and 'If I Were a Carpenter'), and even if Morgan and the other musicians play well, nothing too exciting occurs. Although not a dud, it was not a major loss that this recording stayed in the vaults."
[Yanow, S]
AllMusic Review
accessed November 14, 2011.
Track listing
# "This Is the Life" (
Adams,
Strouse) - 5:02
# "
God Bless the Child" (
Herzog
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,
Holiday) - 7:18
# "
Blue Gardenia" (Lester Lee,
Russell) - 5:51
# "Lot of Livin' to Do" (Adams, Strouse) - 6:02
# "
Somewhere" (
Bernstein,
Sondheim) - 5:50
# "
If I Were a Carpenter" (
Hardin) - 6:08
# "Blue Gardenia"
lternate Take- 5:54
Personnel
*
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.
One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' ...
- trumpet
*
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
*
James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
*
Pepper Adams
Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a ...
- baritone saxophone
*
Herbie Hancock - piano
*
Ron Carter - bass
*
Mickey Roker - drums
*
Duke Pearson - arranger
References
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Hard bop albums
Lee Morgan albums
1998 albums
Blue Note Records albums
Albums produced by Alfred Lion
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio