Person

Lee Morgan

Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording with bandleaders like John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, and playing in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
July 10th, 1938
Died
February 19th, 1972
Genres
Labels
Warner Music Japan
Blue Note
Fontana
Specialty Records
Savoy Jazz
Last updated: October 10th, 2013

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