Lee Morgan
A teenage trumpet prodigy, Lee Morgan won crossover stardom with his irresistibly groovy hit, "The Sidewinder". Geoffrey Smith surveys the meteoric career that was cut short by his death in a shooting at just 33.
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Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder
Performer: Billy Higgins. Performer: Joe Henderson. Performer: Barry Harris. Performer: Bob Cranshaw.- The Sidewinder.
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Art Blakey
Calling Miss Khadija
Performer: Lee Morgan. Performer: Curtis Fuller. Performer: Wayne Shorter. Performer: Cedar Walton. Performer: Reggie Workman.- INDESTRUCTIBLE.
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John Coltrane
Blue Train
Performer: Lee Morgan. Performer: Curtis Fuller. Performer: Kenny Drew. Performer: Paul Chambers. Performer: Philly Joe Jones.- Blue Train.
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Lee Morgan
Boy, What A Night
Performer: Bob Cranshaw. Performer: Billy Higgins. Performer: Barry Harris. Performer: Joe Henderson.- The Sidewinder.
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Dizzy Gillespie
That's All
Performer: Lee Morgan. Performer: Billy Mitchell. Performer: Wynton Kelly. Performer: Charlie Persip.- Dizzy in Greece.
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Lee Morgan
Melancholee
Performer: Herbie Hancock. Performer: Reggie Workman. Performer: Wayne Shorter. Performer: Grant Green. Performer: Billy Higgins.- Search for the New Land.
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Lee Morgan
Ceora
Performer: Hank Mobley. Performer: Herbie Hancock. Performer: Larry Ridle. Performer: Billy Higgins.- Cornbread.
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Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Mar 2014 00:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Sun 10 Apr 2016 00:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - a weekly sequence exploring what makes great jazz great music
