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Lee Morgan

real name Edward Lee Morgan

jazz trumpeter / composer

United States · 1938-07-10 – 1972-02-19

Lee Morgan is credited on 3,264 releases across 559 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - died February 19, 1972, New York City, New York, USA) was an American jazz trumpeter, mainly associated with hard bop. He is known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, as well as his 1963 album "The Sidewinder". He was fatally shot in 1972.

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3,264 releases · 559 albums · active 1957–2026

  • Performance · 4,951
  • Other credits · 53

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Birdland · L'Olympia

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