Lee-Way
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Leeway |
| type | studio |
| artist | Lee Morgan |
| cover | Lee-Way.jpg |
| released | Third week of May 1961 |
| recorded | April 28, 1960 |
| studio | Van Gelder Studio |
| Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 39:23 |
| label | Blue Note |
| BLP 4034 | |
| producer | Alfred Lion |
| prev_title | Here's Lee Morgan |
| prev_year | 1960 |
| next_title | Expoobident |
| next_year | 1960 |
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| name = Leeway | type = studio | artist = Lee Morgan | cover = Lee-Way.jpg | alt = | released = Third week of May 1961 | recorded = April 28, 1960 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | genre = Jazz | length = 39:23 | label = Blue Note BLP 4034 | producer = Alfred Lion | prev_title = Here's Lee Morgan | prev_year = 1960 | next_title = Expoobident | next_year = 1960
Leeway is an album by American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded on April 28, 1960 and released on Blue Note the following year. Morgan's quintet features saxophonist Jackie McLean and rhythm section Bobby Timmons, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey.
Background
"The Lion and the Wolff" is dedicated to producers Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music is essentially hard bop with a strong dose of soul; the very distinctive styles of the principals are the main reasons to acquire this enjoyable music." | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz | rev2Score = | rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev3Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 147
Track listing
Side 1
- "These Are Soulful Days" (Massey) – 9:25
- "The Lion and the Wolff" (Morgan) – 9:40
Side 2
- "Midtown Blues" (McLean) – 12:09
- "Nakatini Suite" (Massey) – 8:09
Personnel
Musicians
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
References
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=AiEEAAAAMBAJ&q=lee+way&pg=PA51 Billboard May 15, 1961]
- Yanow, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/lee-way-r144329/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 16, 2011
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
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