Search for the New Land

by Lee Morgan

Overview

This set (the CD reissue is a duplicate of the original LP) is one of the finest Lee Morgan records. The great trumpeter contributes five challenging compositions ("Search for the New Land," "The Joker," "Mr. Kenyatta," "Melancholee," and "Morgan the Pirate") that deserve to be revived. Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, guitarist Grant Green, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Higgins are all in particularly creative form on the fresh material, and they stretch the boundaries of hard bop (the modern mainstream jazz of the period). The result is a consistently stimulating set that rewards repeated listenings. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2015
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602547173249
Rank:	37052

Tracks

1. Search for the New Land
2. The Joker
3. Mr. Kenyatta
4. Melancholee
5. Morgan the Pirate

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Morgan   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Billy Higgins   Guest Artist,Drums
Reggie Workman   Guest Artist,Bass
Grant Green   Guest Artist,Guitar
Herbie Hancock   Guest Artist,Piano
Wayne Shorter   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Lee Morgan Quintet   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Lee Morgan   Composer
Francis Wolff   Photography,Cover Photo
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Remastering
Gordon H. Jee   Creative Director
Neil Hentoff   Liner Notes
Reid Miles   Cover Design
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Alfred Lion   Producer
Micaela Boland   Design,Art Direction