LEE MORGAN City Lights 12" LP Jazz Blue Note BST 81575 1st Stereo Pressing VG+
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76
$ 76
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Jun 8, 2020
Sold Date
Jun 1, 2020
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Lee Morgan - City Lights Blue Note BST 81575 First Stereo Pressing
Sleeve: VG+
Sleeve is in solid shape, has handwriting
Vinyl: VG
Record has hairline scratches
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This album, Lee Morgan’s fourth for Blue Note and dating from August 1957, has long only been available on vinyl or on an expensive Mosaic box set and so is a further welcome re-release in RVG remasted form. The band featured is a sextet led by Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), George Coleman (tenor and alto saxes), Ray Bryant (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Art Taylor (drums) and the enhanced sound quality really counts as the band deliver five tight hard bop pieces arranged by Benny Golson. Three are Benny Golson compositions (the opener, “City Lights”, “Tempo De Waltz” and “Just By Myself”), the remainder being “You’re Mine You”(Green/ Heyman) and “Kin Folks”(Gigi Bryce).
At only 19 years of age, Lee Morgan is already the finished article, his finely crafted solos showing what a talent he was and giving more than a glimpse of what he would achieve in the coming decade. The remaining musicians are best as the tightly focused unit brought together around Benny Golson’s charts and there is a real vibrance as they blow long accompanying cross themes to Lee Morgan’s solos on “Just By Myself”, “Kin Folks” or “You’re Mine You”. The fullness of sound achieved by the presence of Curtis Fuller on trombone was to be achieved again just a few years later in the 1963/1964 embodiment of the Jazz Messengers that included Lee Morgan and Curtis Fuller on a series of fine albums, including the excellent “Indestructible!”. However, “City Lights” is not just a clear forerunner of that great music; it is well worth attention in its own right.
Grading System:
MINT - Only an unplayed or sealed record gets this grade NM (Near Mint) - Shows very little sign of play with very minimal or no scratches EX (Excellent) - Close to near mint, but with more than one or two small scratches that do not impact play VG+ (Very Good+) - Only has hairline scratches that are not obtrusive, may play with some surface noise at parts VG (Very Good) - Has multiple hairline scratches of varying sizes, possibly a feel-able scratch that would impact play if noted G+ (Good plus) - Has many scratches, including feelable ones that impact play G (Good) - Never understood why this is called "good", a record with this grade is far from it. Many feelable scratches, possibly a skip P (Poor) - I typically do not auction records in this condition
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