Lee Morgan Vol. 3 Music Matters Blue Note Limited Edition 180g 45rpm Mono 2LP-Ex
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Rare Limited Edition Copies! Out Of Print!
Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! The Definitive issue of this classic Blue Note title!
Lee Morgan began carving out his musical legacy while still a teenager and never looked back. He emerged from Philadelphia in 1956 playing with such brilliance that he was dubbed "the new Clifford Brown." Dizzy Gillespie, on one of his tour stops in Philly, heard Lee play and immediately hired him for Gillespie’s own globe trotting band. Lee Morgan was never a mere copy or revivalist but a powerful creative force from the start with his own fresh musical ideas. Few 18-year olds in jazz history have started out at such a high level and maintained it throughout their career. On Vol. 3 from 1957, Morgan performs five compositions and arrangements by the great tenor-saxophonist Benny Golson including the original (and definitive) version of the heartbreaking "I Remember Clifford." Morgan's sound on trumpet was already brilliant, his ideas fresh and new, and his solos full of crackling fire and confidence. For all of his swagger and intensity, it is Morgan's passionate rendition of "I Remember Clifford" that remains in one's mind long after this superb album is finished. Vol. 3 is a superb musical document of the emergence of a true giant.
Features: • Limited Edition • Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! • Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech • Cut at 45rpm for Better Sound! • Pressed on two 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI • Limited Edition • Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets • Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution
Musicians: Lee Morgan, trumpet Gigi Gryce, alto sax Benny Golson, tenor sax Wynton Kelly, piano Paul Chambers, bass Charlie Persip, drums
Selections: 1. Hasaan's Dream 2. Domingo 3. I Remember Clifford 4. Mesabi Chant 5. Tip-Toeing
"The albums are being cut at 45 RPM for maximum quality by Kevin Gray and me using our full ANALOG disk cutting system; most studios cannot even cut vinyl in 100% true analog anymore (they convert to digital first) but we can. The original Rudy Van Gelder engineered stereophonic session tapes are used when we master these gems. The sound quality is amazing on our test cuts. Like from heaven. First totally uncompressed versions of these jazz classics that I’ve ever heard and trust me, you will be impressed; they sound like no other releases of this music."
"The sound is lifelike, the horns are in the room with you. Our non-invasive mastering insures the true breath of life on these original Van Gelder session tapes is transferred to the virgin vinyl with absolute authenticity. It is like hearing these BLUE NOTE masterpieces for the first time and that is NO exaggeration. When we heard the first lacquer acetate playback from our first mastering session I thought Joe Harley was going to pee in his pants he was so excited. Actually we all were; after 50 years of many lackluster and some downright bad sounding versions of these albums, hearing the real deal is a humbling experience, even for us hardened music veterans. You will be able to listen to the music exactly like we did..." - Steve Hoffman
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