Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Are You Real

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Benny Golson's tenor sax and followed by Bobby Timmons on piano. Spanning one chorus of the 36-bar ABAB' form at an up-tempo 214 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 41 seconds. Lee Morgan follows with a single trumpet chorus of youthful exuberance, his bright, piercing sound cutting through the rhythm section's driving accompaniment. Lee Morgan was 19 to 20 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Lee Morgan was 19 to 20 years old at the time.