Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan Lee Morgan American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.[1][2][3] One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label,[1] 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. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Lee Morgan Morgan in 1959 Background information Born Edward Lee Morgan (1938-07-10)July 10, 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died February 19, 1972(1972-02-19) (aged 33) New York City, U.S. Genres Jazz hard bop post-bop Occupation Musician Instruments Trumpet flugelhorn Years active 1956–1972 Labels…

GENRES: Jazz, Trumpet