Lee Morgan Cornbread ( Blue Note's New Tone Poets Series)

Release date: 24-06-2019 (Originally released in 1965)

2019 Blue Note's New Tone Poets Series = reissued on 180GR vinyl = Titles include the funky "Cornbread," the searching "Our Man Higgins," and the lyrical ballad "Ceora" - plus "Most Like Lee" and "Ill Wind." A sock-solid sextet session from the mighty Lee Morgan - recorded for Blue Note at the height of his mid-60s powers, and carried off in a beautiful blend of soul jazz and some slight modern touches. The group here is top-shelf all the way through - Jackie McLean on alto, Hank Mobley on tenor, Herbie Hancock on piano, Larry Ridley on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums - the last two of whom do a great job of bringing some complex yet swinging rhythms to the set. The horn soloists are all as sharp as you might expect - and the album's a striking soulful date from McLean at a time when he was mostly going out a bit more.

Tracks:
A1. Cornbread
A2. Our Man Higgin
A3. Ceora

B1. Ill Wind
B2. Most Like Lee

Credits:
Lee Morgan (trumpet)
Jackie McLean (alto saxophone)
Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone)
Herbie Hancock (piano)
Larry Ridley (bass)
Billy Higgins (drums)