Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Ball Bearing

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the second of 6 solos on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax and followed by Johnny Griffin on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 207 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:16. Lee Morgan follows with two spirited trumpet choruses that crackle with youthful energy. Lee Morgan was 18 to 19 years old at the time of this 1957 recording. "Ball Bearing" is a thirty-two-bar AABA hard bop original composed by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin for his 1957 Blue Note album A Blowing Session.

Lee Morgan was 18 to 19 years old at the time.