Delightfulee

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FieldValue
nameDelightfulee
typestudio
artistLee Morgan
coverDelightfulee.jpg
releasedEarly November 1967
recordedApril 8 & May 27, 1966
studioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
genreJazz
length38:29 original LP
68:00 CD reissue
labelBlue Note
BST 84243
producerAlfred Lion
prev_titleInfinity
prev_year1965
next_titleCharisma
next_year1966
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| name = Delightfulee | type = studio | artist = Lee Morgan | cover = Delightfulee.jpg | alt = | released = Early November 1967 | recorded = April 8 & May 27, 1966 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | genre = Jazz | length = 38:29 original LP 68:00 CD reissue | label = Blue Note BST 84243 | producer = Alfred Lion | prev_title = Infinity | prev_year = 1965 | next_title = Charisma | next_year = 1966

Delightfulee is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1967. It was recorded on April 8 & May 27, 1966 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins and a big band featuring Ernie Royal, Tom McIntosh, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, Danny Bank and Philly Joe Jones with arrangements by Oliver Nelson.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For some this will always be an oddball release of Morgan's, but it does suggest moving on into what would be a fruitful and successful final five years". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = DownBeat | rev2Score =

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

  1. "Ca-Lee-So" - 5:34
  2. "Zambia" - 6:33
  3. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 5:49
  4. "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 6:17
  5. "Nite Flite" - 7:38
  6. "The Delightful Deggie" - 6:38
  7. "Need I?" - 7:11 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Filet of Soul (aka Hoppin' John)" - 8:30 Bonus track on CD
  9. "Zambia" [Big Band Version] - 8:01 Bonus track on CD
  10. "The Delightful Deggie" [Big Band Version] - 5:49 Bonus track on CD

Recorded on April 8 (#3, 4, 7-10) & May 27 (#1, 2, 5, 6), 1966.

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6

Tracks 3, 4, 7-10

References

References

  1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SygEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Delightfulee+Morgan&pg=PA38 Billboard Nov 11, 1967]
  2. Nastos, M. [http://allmusic.com/album/delightfulee-rvg-r1205838/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 15, 2011
  3. [[Down Beat]]: March 7, 1968 vol. 35, no. 7

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