description Cornbread – Lee Morgan Overview
Lee Morgan's "Cornbread" (1967) is a significant jazz album representing the hard-bop style prevalent in the mid-1960s. The recording highlights trumpeter Lee Morgan’s skillful performance alongside a dynamic ensemble known for its blue-note harmonies. It remains notable as an influential example of classic jazz and is particularly appreciated by fans of hard bop, jazz history enthusiasts, and those seeking recordings from the Blue Note label.
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Why is Lee Morgan's Cornbread dated 1965 in some places and 1967 in others?
The album was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on September 18, 1965, but Blue Note released it in 1967. Both years therefore appear in discographies, with one indicating the session and the other the commercial release.
Who plays with Lee Morgan on Cornbread?
The sextet includes Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Larry Ridley on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Morgan leads the session on trumpet.
Which Cornbread track is the Lee Morgan ballad Ceora?
Ceora is Morgan's lyrical bossa-inflected composition and one of the album's most enduring standards. It contrasts with the funkier title track and the hard-swinging Our Man Higgins.
Is Cornbread a follow-up to The Sidewinder?
It belongs to Morgan's post-Sidewinder run and includes a groove-oriented title track, but it does not recreate the earlier quintet. Billy Higgins is the only musician besides Morgan shared by the Cornbread and The Sidewinder sessions.
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