This somewhat obscure Lee Morgan set (originally cut for Specialty and made available on CD in the OJC series) features the trumpeter with other then-current members of the Dizzy Gillespie big band: trombonist Al Grey, tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell, baritonist Billy Root, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul West, and drummer Charlie Persip. With arrangements provided by Benny Golson and Roger Spotts, the music is modern bop for the period. Highlights include the ten-and-a-half-minute "Dishwater," "Over the Rainbow," and what was probably the first-ever version of Golson's "Whisper Not." Morgan plays extremely well throughout the spirited set, and he was just 18 at the time. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Dishwater (Take 4–Master) 10:38
Written-By – Roger Spotts
2 Someone I Know (Take 6–Master) 3:58
Written-By – Roger Spotts, W. Douglas
3 D.D.T. (Take 5–Master) 3:58
Written-By – Roger Spotts
4 Whisper Not (Take 5–Master) 5:46
Written-By – Benny Golson
5 About Time (Take 5 –Master) 3:00
Written-By – Roger Spotts
6 Day By Day (Take 2–Master) 3:10
Written-By – Alex Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn
7 Rite Of Swing (Take 3–Master) 3:00
Written-By – Roger Spotts
8 Over The Rainbow (Take 4–Master) 4:10
Written-By – E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen
– BONUS TRACKS –
9 Whisper Not (Alt Take) 5:58
10 Reggie Of Chester 4:40
11 Blues After Dark 7:46
12 A Bid for Sid 4:27
13 Suspended Sentence 5:22
14 Minor Strain 6:21
Credits :
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Billy Mitchell - Tenor Saxophone
Billy Root - Baritone Saxophone
Al Grey - Trombone
Paul West - Bass
Charles Persip - Drums.jpg)
