Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Come Rain Or Come Shine

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Benny Golson's tenor sax and before Jymie Merritt's closing acoustic bass statement. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar ABA'C form at a medium-up 142 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 55 seconds. Lee Morgan's trumpet chorus brings a contrasting energy, his brighter sound and more aggressive rhythmic approach lifting the intensity. 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.