Standards (Lee Morgan album)

Standards
Studio album by Lee Morgan
Released February 10, 1998
Recorded January 13, 1967
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 42:05
Label Blue Note
Blue Note 23213
Producer Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
The Rajah
(1966)The Rajah1966		 Standards
(1967)		 Sonic Boom
(1967)Sonic Boom1967

Standards is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on January 13, 1967 but not released until 1998 and features performances by Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams and Mickey Roker with arrangements by Duke Pearson.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Most of the selections, although allegedly "standards," were of more recent vintage (like "A Lot of Livin' to Do" and "If I Were a Carpenter"), and even if Morgan and the other musicians play well, nothing too exciting occurs. Although not a dud, it was not a major loss that this recording stayed in the vaults.".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

  1. "This Is the Life" (Adams, Strouse) - 5:02
  2. "God Bless the Child" (Herzog, Holiday) - 7:18
  3. "Blue Gardenia" (Lester Lee, Russell) - 5:51
  4. "Lot of Livin' to Do" (Adams, Strouse) - 6:02
  5. "Somewhere" (Bernstein, Sondheim) - 5:50
  6. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Hardin) - 6:08
  7. "Blue Gardenia" [Alternate Take] - 5:54

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 14, 2011
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