Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan - Brossura

McMillan, Jeffery S.

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ISBN 10: 047203281X ISBN 13: 9780472032815

Casa editrice: Univ of Michigan Pr, 2008

Riassunto

One of the most individual stylists of his time, trumpeter Lee Morgan began his professional career in Philadelphia at age fifteen. At eighteen, after a short stint with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Morgan joined Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra, where he stayed until the group disbanded in 1958. A return to Blakey brought Morgan new opportunities, including his first successful attempts at composition. But however much his time with Blakey helped to advance his playing and writing, his boss's and his bandmates' destructive drug habits exerted just as strong an influence. Within three years, Morgan would be back home in Philadelphia, strung out on heroin and penniless.



Morgan's return to music in the early to mid-sixties witnessed a tremendous evolution in his playing. Formerly a virtuoso in the model of his idol, Clifford Brown, Morgan brought to his critically acclaimed Blue Note records of the era an emotionally charged, muscular tone, full of poise and control. But it was with the record Sidewinder, recorded in 1963, that Morgan found his greatest fame and commercial success, due to the infectious groove of the title tune. By the time of his death, at thirty-three---murdered in a New York City club by his girlfriend during a gig---Morgan had begun a new phase of his career, experimenting with freer-forms of musical expression.



Jeff McMillan's Delightfulee is the first biography to seriously examine Morgan's vast contributions to jazz, both as a performer and as a composer. Thanks to exclusive access to Lee Morgan's now-deceased brother, McMillan is also able to provide unparalleled insight into Morgan's personal and family life



Jeff McMillan received his master's degree from the Jazz History and Research program at Rutgers-Newark in 2000 and currently works as an archivist for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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This book tells the story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time.Lee Morgan began his professional career in Philadelphia at age fifteen. At eighteen, after a short stint with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Morgan went to New York to join Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra, where he stayed until 1958, when the group disbanded. A return to Blakey brought Morgan new opportunities, including his first attempts at composition. But however much his time with Blakey helped to advance his playing and writing, the destructive drug habits of Morgan's band mates exerted just as strong an influence. Within two years, Morgan would be back home in Philadelphia, penniless and strung out on heroin.Morgan's return to music in the early to mid 1960s witnessed a tremendous evolution in his playing. Formerly a virtuoso in the mold of his idol, Clifford Brown, Morgan brought to his critically acclaimed Blue Note records of the era an emotionally charged, muscular tone, full of poise and control. But it was with the record Sidewinder, recorded in 1963, that Morgan found his greatest fame and commercial success. The title tune, an infectious groove incorporating elements of R&B and a Latin tinge, set off a craze for crossover jazz. By the time of his death, at 34 - murdered by his common-law wife - Morgan had begun a new phase of his career, experimenting with more modal and free-form jazz.Jeff McMillan's "Delightfulee" is a biography of this important modern jazz figure and the first to include serious analysis of Morgan's music, both as a performer and a composer. McMillan also had exclusive access to Lee Morgan's now-deceased brother, who was able to provide unparalleled insight into Morgan's personal and family life.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Michigan Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 047203281X
• ISBN 13: 9780472032815
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 250
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile