★李.摩根,Blue Note傳奇英才小號巨人,Blue Note 80周年-大師鑑賞系列經典黑膠絕版重生!!!!
★硬咆旗手~快意縱橫於該領域最優異的小號樂手,他也是奠定爵士音樂名廠Blue Note Records音樂基礎的巨匠。音樂演出總是有著滿滿的情緒,他的節奏充滿高傲,自信,音樂技巧展現著無比熱情...
★李.摩根發行這張爵士樂史重要的經典專輯,年方25歲,與Bob Cranshaw、Joe Henderson以及數位近乎同世代的樂手共創聯演奇蹟,無可取代的絕對李摩根印記式Hard Bop語風名列爵士史上必聽的經典名作之一..
★Blue Note Records -Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of the label’s acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series. The Classic Vinyl Reissue Series will once again feature all-analog 180g vinyl pressings in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes and manufactured at Optimal in Germany.
★In a review of the BN80 Vinyl Edition of Dexter Gordon’s Doin’ Allright, Analog Planet wrote “All in all, this reissue is a success for Blue Note in terms of quality at a great price point, and I look forward to the rest of this excellent and affordable series.” In selecting the BN80 Vinyl Edition of Herbie Hancock’s Takin’ Off as their Recording of the Month, Stereophile awarded the sonics of the pressing 4½ stars writing “The sound of this reissue is strong and articulate, with balance and clarity from all the instruments.”
★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS/MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY/PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★Lee Morgan’s magnum opus The Sidewinder — recorded in 1963 and release in 1964 — was both a comeback and a coronation.
The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the age of 18, but personal problems in the early-60s forced him off the scene temporarily. His rebound recording turned out to be The Sidewinder, an assured and energetic set of 5 indelible Morgan originals featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Billy Higgins.
The album became his biggest commercial success fuelled by the irrepressible title track.
李.摩根,硬咆旗手~快意縱橫於該領域最優異的小號樂手,他也是奠定爵士音樂名廠Blue Note Records音樂基礎的巨匠。快節奏樂曲充滿高傲,自信,音樂技巧展現無比熱情...溫柔與優雅的的音樂中則是一種圓潤,靈活,且有如高音一樣潛藏力道的音樂風格,來自美國費城的Lee Morgan,原本是對顫音琴產生興趣,很快的,他迷上了小號,年僅15歲時,Lee Morgan就與貝斯手Spanky DeBrest一起進行週末現場演出,他還利用週間參加爵士樂傳奇小號大師Miles Davis,Dizzy Gillespie,Clifford Brown的音樂課程,Lee Morgan從Clifford Brown風格相當大膽,鮮明,溫柔與優雅的的音樂中發展出一種圓潤,靈活,且有如高音一樣的力道的音樂風格,Lee Morgan的音樂演出總是有著滿滿的情緒,他的快節奏樂曲充滿高傲,自信,在以咆勃為核心的音樂技巧展現上非常的猛烈,在抒情樂曲上則是相當的悅耳且充滿情感。
Lee Morgan在音樂創作上融入了傳統藍調與節奏藍調的元素,他運用空間開發出深具感染力的放克節奏快感,他也找到以結巴,含糊的音樂,結合管樂器的活栓半開的聲音效果去模仿人聲的變音感覺,在1972年2月19日於紐約市東村的爵士俱樂部Slugs' Saloon遭到有著普通法婚姻關係的老婆Helen Moore槍殺身亡之前的音樂生涯後期,Lee Morgan正以他所根基的傳統爵士樂為基礎朝向調式爵士(Modal Jazz,在和聲架構上採用調式而非進行式和弦的爵士樂),自由咆勃(Free Bop),前衛爵士樂(Avant-Garde Jazz,結合前衛藝術音樂與爵士樂的即興爵士樂)的嘗試。
1963年12月與當時剛竄起的次中音薩克斯風樂手Joe Henderson合作錄製專輯「The Sidewinder」,專輯在1964年7月推出,專輯的同名標題曲"The Sidewinder"透過Lee Morgan獨特的硬咆勃風格,結合爵士樂,靈魂樂,藍調,拉丁舞曲,節奏藍調等類型音樂元素,調製成充滿放克節奏的舞曲,這首舞曲還剪輯發行單曲,挺進全美熱門單曲榜,還成了汽車大廠Chrysler在美國職棒大聯盟世界大賽的廣告曲,專輯也跨進全美專輯榜,晉升至第25名,同時躋身全美節奏藍調專輯榜TOP 10,此張專輯的大賣讓當時瀕臨破產邊緣的Blue Note Records得到了逆轉翻身的機會,同時也讓Lee Morgan得以再度加入Jazz Messengers樂團,同時與薩克斯風傳奇樂手Wayne Shorter展開了長期的合作關係...