Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Smoke Stack

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the third of 7 solos on this recording, following Johnny Griffin's tenor sax and followed by Hank Mobley on tenor sax. Spanning ten choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a bright 228 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:06. Lee Morgan follows with ten spirited trumpet choruses at an accelerating tempo. Lee Morgan was 18 to 19 years old at the time of this 1957 recording. "Smoke Stack" is a twelve-bar blues 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.