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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 5 on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax and followed by Curtis Fuller on trombone. Spanning five choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 134 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:49. Lee Morgan follows with five spirited trumpet choruses that display the nineteen-year-old prodigy's remarkable facility and confidence. "Blue Trane" is the monumental title track of John Coltrane's 1957 album for Blue Note Records, his only recording as a leader for the label and one of the defining documents of hard bop. 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.
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