Lee Morgan, Volume 2
album by Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan, also known as Lee Morgan, Volume 2, is an album by the Lee Morgan Sextet, recorded on December 2, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features saxophonists Hank Mobley and Kenny Rodgers and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "An above-average hard bop set".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Benny Golson and arranged by Owen Marshall, except as noted.
Side 1
"Whisper Not" – 7:20
"Latin Hangover" – 6:43
"His Sister" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 6:32
Side 2
"Slightly Hep" – 6:27
"Where Am I?" – 5:49
"D's Fink" (Marshall, arr.
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