Lee Morgan
American jazz trumpeter and composerWikipedia
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Sep 24, 2026
DrewHOST
We've heard Miles.
DrewHOST
We've heard the Hardboppers as well coming off of Lee Morgan last week.
DrewHOST
He's got that talent and that style.
DrewHOST
He blended it so well with, I almost thought about death metal in that.
22 MINS LATER
DrewHOST
And in my head, all of a sudden, I'm becoming that guy too.
DrewHOST
Well, that's not jazz.
DrewHOST
But I have to remind both of us that we just left Lee Morgan last week.
MattHOST
Right.
MattHOST
When I look at my list, I go through, and if I'm looking for something to listen to, I'll go to my 10s first, obviously.
MattHOST
I can't listen to Lee Morgan right now.
MattHOST
Let me go to Branford Marcellus Quartet.
MattHOST
Nah, I can't do that right now.
DrewHOST
But I had a smorgasbord of music, and I started to write things down and just got tired of it.
DrewHOST
Sax player out of... japan uh euro in a gaki uh dang man uh and then of course kenny durham quiet kenny uh jumped over then to lee morgan's cornbread show wing west montgomery i ended up on guitarist felonious monk plays duke ellington again the windmill tilter from kenny wheeler
MattHOST
oh from kenny wheeler yeah
DrewHOST
Then I started going down to all kinds of rabbit holes.
JayAUDIENCE
So that's what a powerful influence this man has had on my life.
JayAUDIENCE
You know, I think last time I talked to you guys, I always played Lee Morgan.
JayAUDIENCE
And I always have a day dedicated just to listen to Coltrane.
JayAUDIENCE
Because when I hear Coltrane, I hear Johnny Hodges.
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SharonAUDIENCE
I mean, I just want, I'm sorry to sound like this.
SharonAUDIENCE
No, no, no.
SharonAUDIENCE
I was in the club when Lee Morgan was shot.
SharonAUDIENCE
I mean, she could write a book.
Larry RichardGUEST
I forget what it was.
Larry RichardGUEST
Something got me in a sour mood, and I thought, "I don't have to sit and take this." And I, and I put on one of my favorite jazz pieces, which is Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder," and, uh, in, in five minutes, I was just in a completely different psychological state.
Larry RichardGUEST
It's magical what music can do to shift your mood.
Larry RichardGUEST
The third bucket is simple.
Adam ManessHOST
So it w- might not ever make an episode.
Adam ManessHOST
It's Here's Lee Morgan by Lee Morgan.
Peter MartinHOST
[laughs]
Adam ManessHOST
Art Blakey, Wynton Kelly.
Peter MartinHOST
Brilliant.
Peter MartinHOST
[upbeat jazz music] Ah.
Adam ManessHOST
I feel like I have a big Here's Lee Morgan hole in my musical heart.
Peter MartinHOST
It's, it's interesting.
Adeline CyrCORRESPONDENT
And that, she says, is due in great part to a talented cast, swift editing, and concise writing that stops short of sentimentality.
Adeline CyrCORRESPONDENT
There's also some good music, from Beethoven to Charles Aznavour and jazz great Lee Morgan.
Adeline CyrCORRESPONDENT
In one key scene, Thibault discovers that Jimmy has turned his garage into a music studio, with a piano and a collection of vintage jazz records.
Adeline CyrCORRESPONDENT
When Jimmy speaks of his fondness for jazz trumpet, Thibault quizzes him, jokingly at first, about pitch, and asks him what notes he can pick from sounds around
Adeline SireCORRESPONDENT
And that, she says, is due in great part to a talented cast, swift editing, and concise writing that stops short of sentimentality.
Adeline SireCORRESPONDENT
There's also some good music, from Beethoven to Charles Aznavour and jazz great Lee Morgan.
Adeline SireCORRESPONDENT
In one key scene, Thibault discovers that Jimmy has turned his garage into a music studio, with a piano and a collection of vintage jazz records.
Adeline SireCORRESPONDENT
When Jimmy speaks of his fondness for jazz trumpet, Thibault quizzes him, jokingly at first, about pitch, and asks him what notes he can pick from sounds around
Trey HensleyGUEST
So there's been, I mean, obviously like a lot of John Coltrane stuff.
Trey HensleyGUEST
Lee Morgan has been one that's been a big listen for me lately.
Trey HensleyGUEST
A lot of guitar players, like Grant Green.
Trey HensleyGUEST
I got way into Grant Green a few years ago.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
He's telling us, hey, keep off the grass.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
And before that, you heard music from my main man, Mr. Lee Morgan.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
Music from a 1967 Blue Note album called The Procrastinator.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
which I am sometimes.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
And the name of the song that Lee gave us is called Dear Sir.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
It features Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter tenor sax, Bobby Hutcherson on the vibes, Herbie Hancock piano, Ron Carter bass, Billy Higgins on drums.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
Now, Lee Morgan was a member of the finishing school of jazz, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
Kevin LawrenceHOST
We began the set with a little Dixieland music by Alan Toussaint.
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