The Last Session (Lee Morgan album)

Lee Morgan (The Last Session)
Studio album by
Lee Morgan
Released May 1972
Recorded September 17–18, 1971
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Post-bop, jazz fusion
Length 66:51
Label Blue Note
BST 84901
Producer George Butler
Lee Morgan chronology
Live at the Lighthouse
(1970) 		Lee Morgan (The Last Session)
(1972)

Lee Morgan (retroactively titled The Last Session) is the final studio album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released only after his death in 1972. It was originally released on the Blue Note label in 1972 as a double LP, and features performances by Morgan, Grachan Moncur III, Bobbi Humphrey, Billy Harper, Harold Mabern, Reggie Workman, Jymie Merritt and Freddie Waits.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars, noting that with his last studio recordings Morgan took a step towards jazz fusion without sacrificing his artistic integrity: "It is unfortunate that the brilliant and forward-thinking Morgan was cut down at such a young age, for as the music was changing, he would have adapted, as this final statement valiantly suggests."

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

  1. "Capra Black" (Harper) - 15:31
  2. "In What Direction Are You Headed?" (Mabern) - 16:29
  3. "Angela" (Merritt) - 6:24
  4. "Croquet Ballet" (Harper) - 10:51
  5. "Inner Passions Out" (Waits) - 17:36

Personnel