Lee Morgan discography

This discography features albums by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, groups he was a member of, and albums by other artists to which he made a significant contribution.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Recording date	Title	Label	Year released	Notes
1956-11	Lee Morgan Indeed!	Blue Note	1957
1956-11	Introducing Lee Morgan	Savoy	1956	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1956-12	Lee Morgan Sextet	Blue Note	1957	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1957-02	Dizzy Atmosphere	Specialty	1957	Billy Mitchell on tenor sax
1957-03	Lee Morgan Vol. 3	Blue Note	1957	Benny Golson on tenor sax
1957-08	City Lights	Blue Note	1957
1957-09	The Cooker	Blue Note	1958
1957-11, 1958-02	Candy	Blue Note	1958
1958-02	Peckin' Time with Hank Mobley	Blue Note	1959	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1960-04	Here's Lee Morgan	Vee-Jay	1960	Clifford Jordan on tenor sax
1960-04	Lee-Way	Blue Note	1961
1960-10	Expoobident	Vee-Jay	1961	Clifford Jordan on tenor sax
1962-01	Take Twelve	Jazzland	1962	Clifford Jordan on tenor sax
1963-12	The Sidewinder	Blue Note	1964	Joe Henderson on tenor sax
1964-02	Search for the New Land	Blue Note	1966	Wayne Shorter on tenor sax
1964-08	Tom Cat	Blue Note	1980	LT series
1965-04	The Rumproller	Blue Note	1966	Joe Henderson on tenor sax
1965-06, 1965-07	The Gigolo	Blue Note	1968	Wayne Shorter on tenor sax
1965-09	Cornbread	Blue Note	1967	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1965-11	Infinity	Blue Note	1981	LT series
1966-04, 1966-05	Delightfulee	Blue Note	1967	Joe Henderson on tenor sax
1966-09	Charisma	Blue Note	1969	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1966-11	The Rajah	Blue Note	1985	Hank Mobley on tenor sax
1967-01	Standards	Blue Note	1998	Wayne Shorter on tenor sax
1967-04	Sonic Boom	Blue Note	1979	LT series
1967-07, 1969-09, 1969-10	The Procrastinator	Blue Note	1978
1967-11, 1968-09	The Sixth Sense	Blue Note	1970	Clifford Jordan on tenor sax
1968-02	Taru	Blue Note	1980	Bennie Maupin on tenor sax, LT series
1968-05	Caramba!	Blue Note	1968	Bennie Maupin on tenor sax
1970-07	Live at the Lighthouse	Blue Note	1970	Bennie Maupin on tenor sax, flute & bass clarinet, Live
1971-09	The Last Session	Blue Note	1972	Billy Harper on tenor sax & alto flute

As a member

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

• 1957 Theory of Art (RCA Victor, 1958)
• 1958-59 Drums Around the Corner (Blue Note, 1999)
• 1958 Moanin' (Blue Note, 1959)
• 1958 1958 – Paris Olympia (Fontana, 1958)
• 1958 Des Femmes Disparaissent (Fontana, 1959) – soundtrack
• 1959 Les Liaisons dangereuses with Barney Wilen (Fontana, 1960) – soundtrack
• 1959 Africaine (Blue Note, 1981)
• 1959 Just Coolin' (Blue Note, 2020)
• 1959 At the Jazz Corner of the World (Blue Note, 1959)(2 LP)
• 1959 Paris Jam Session (Fontana, 1961)
• 1960 The Big Beat (Blue Note, 1960)
• 1960 A Night in Tunisia (Blue Note, 1961)
• 1960 Like Someone in Love (Blue Note, 1967)
• 1960 Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (Blue Note, 1960)(2 LP)
• 1961 A Day with Art Blakey 1961 Vol.1 & Vol.2 (Eastwind, 1984)
• 1961 Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! (Impulse!, 1961)
• 1961 The Freedom Rider (Blue Note, 1964)
• 1961 Roots & Herbs (Blue Note, 1970)
• 1961 The Witch Doctor (Blue Note, 1969)
• 1961 Tokyo 1961 The Complete Concerts (Solar, 2014)
• 1963 Golden Boy (Colpix, 1963)
• 1961-64 Pisces (Blue Note, 1979)
• 1964 Indestructible (Blue Note, 1966)
• 1964 'S Make It (Limelight, 1965)
• 1965 Soul Finger (Limelight, 1965)
• 1965-66 Hold On, I'm Coming (Limelight, 1966)

As sideman

With Charles Earland

• Intensity (Prestige, 1972) – Lee Morgan's last recording
• Charles III (Prestige, 1973) – rec. 1972-73
• Funk Fantastique (Prestige, 2004) – rec. 1971-73

With Curtis Fuller

• Sliding Easy (United Artists, 1959)
• The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (Savoy, 1959)
• Images of Curtis Fuller (Savoy, 1960)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Dizzy in Greece (Verve, 1957) – rec. 1956-57
• Birks' Works (Verve, 1957)
• Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Verve, 1957)

With Andrew Hill

• Grass Roots (Blue Note, 1968)
• Lift Every Voice (Blue Note, 1970) – rec. 1969-70

With Clifford Jordan

• Cliff Jordan (Blue Note, 1957)
• Live in Baltimore (Fresh Sound, 2003) – rec. 1968

With Jackie McLean

• Jacknife (Blue Note, 1975) – rec. 1965-66
• Consequence (Blue Note, 1979) – rec. 1965

With Hank Mobley

• 1956: Hank Mobley Sextet (Blue Note, 1957)
• 1956: The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley, Vol. 2 (Savoy, 1957)
• 1958: Monday Night at Birdland also with Curtis Fuller and Billy Root (Roulette, 1958)
• 1958: Another Monday Night at Birdland also with Curtis Fuller and Billy Root (Roulette, 1958)
• 1963: No Room for Squares (Blue Note, 1964)
• 1965: Dippin' (Blue Note, 1966)
• 1965: A Caddy for Daddy (Blue Note, 1967)
• 1966: A Slice of the Top (Blue Note, 1979)
• 1963-66: Straight No Filter (Blue Note, 1985)
• 1967: Third Season (Blue Note, 1980)

With Wayne Shorter

• Introducing Wayne Shorter (Vee Jay, 1960) – rec. 1959
• Night Dreamer (Blue Note, 1964)

With Jimmy Smith

• Confirmation (Blue Note, 1979) – rec. 1957
• House Party (Blue Note, 1958) – rec. 1957-58
• The Sermon! (Blue Note, 1959) – rec. 1957-58

With Lonnie Smith

• Think! (Blue Note, 1969) – rec. 1968
• Turning Point (Blue Note, 1969)

With others

• Ahmed Abdul-Malik, East Meets West (RCA Victor, 1960) – rec. 1959
• Tina Brooks, Minor Move (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1958
• John Coltrane, Blue Train (Blue Note, 1958) – rec. 1957
• Buddy DeFranco, Blues Bag (Vee Jay, 1965)
• Art Farmer, Brass Shout (United Artists, 1981) – rec. 1959
• Benny Golson, Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (United Artists, 1958)
• Johnny Griffin, A Blowin' Session (Blue Note, 1957)
• Joe Henderson, Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)
• Ernie Henry, Last Chorus (Riverside, 1958) – rec. 1956-57
• Freddie Hubbard, The Night of the Cookers (Blue Note, 1965)[2LP]
• Bobbi Humphrey, Flute-In (Blue Note, 1971)
• Elvin Jones, The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1976)[2LP] – rec. 1969
• Philly Joe Jones, Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
• Quincy Jones, The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)
• Wynton Kelly, Kelly Great (Vee Jay, 1959)
• Harold Mabern, Greasy Kid Stuff! (Prestige, 1970)
• Grachan Moncur III, Evolution (Blue Note, 1964) – rec. 1963
• Stanley Turrentine, Mr. Natural (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1964
• McCoy Tyner, Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968) – rec. 1967
• Jack Wilson, Easterly Winds (Blue Note, 1968) – rec. 1967
• Reuben Wilson, Love Bug (Blue Note, 1969)
• Larry Young, Mother Ship (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1969
• The Young Lions, The Young Lions (Vee Jay, 1961) – rec. 1960

External links

• Lee Morgan discography discography at Discogs