Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Smoke Stack

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the 4th of 6 solos on this recording, following Hank Mobley's tenor sax and followed by John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning ten choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a bright 220 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:13. The alternate take's inclusion on the album provides rare insight into the creative process of a jazz recording session, revealing how the same musicians could produce substantially different musical results from identical starting points. Lee Morgan was 18 to 19 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

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