Lee Morgan
Trumpet Solo on
Hocus-Pocus

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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, following Joe Henderson's tenor sax and followed by Barry Harris on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 186 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:24. Morgan follows with two trumpet choruses of characteristic brilliance, his fluid technique and strong melodic sense creating lines that are both virtuosic and deeply musical. "Hocus-Pocus" is a crafty original composition by Lee Morgan from his 1963 Blue Note album The Sidewinder. Lee Morgan was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

Lee Morgan was 24 to 25 years old at the time.