The Complete Live at The Lighthouse
Lee Morgan
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, August 2021
While 1972's The Last Session would arrive posthumously as Morgan's final creative statement, The Complete Live at the Lighthouse captures him at the raw transcendency of what should have been...
The Complete Live at The Lighthouse
Lee Morgan
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Awards:
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, August 2021
While 1972's The Last Session would arrive posthumously as Morgan's final creative statement, The Complete Live at the Lighthouse captures him at the raw transcendency of what should have been...
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July 10–12, 1970, Lee Morgan, “Blue Note’s Miles Davis”, recorded twelve live sets at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA – this is the definitive edition of that seminal release. The Complete Live at the Lighthouse is an ambitious multi-disc release, an expansion of the original 1970 double-album and more than twice the length of the 1996 expanded CD release, letting the listener relive the experience of being there for every moment of exhilarating jazz.Contains more than four hours of unreleased performances! All-analog mixing and mastering chain: Mixed from the original ½” 4-track tapes by Steve Genewick with CD mastering by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Studios. 180gm vinyl lacquers cut from the new analog masters by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Set co-produced by Zev Feldman, DownBeat’s rising star producer a.k.a. the “Jazz Detective,” and David Weiss, who worked on the original CD expanded version. Both physical formats are presented in a deluxe package with an expansive booklet printed at RTI including new interviews, essays and rare photos: Lead essay by Jeffrey McMillen, author of Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan. New interviews with saxophonist Bennie Maupin by Zev Feldman and with bassist Jymie Merritt by his son, bassist Mike Merritt. New statements from Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Henderson, Charles Tolliver, Nicholas Payton, Dave Douglas, Jimmy Owens, Jaimie Branch and John Thiessen; including the last interviews with Wallace Roney and Ira Sullivan.
Contents and tracklist
- The Complete Live at The Lighthouse
Awards and reviews
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AllMusicEditor's ChoiceAugust 2021
August 2021
While 1972's The Last Session would arrive posthumously as Morgan's final creative statement, The Complete Live at the Lighthouse captures him at the raw transcendency of what should have been the second half of his career, giving brilliant flashes of the bold artistic directions he might have taken.