Lee Morgan - Search for New Land - 180g [Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series]

Lee Morgan
Search for New Land
Blue Note 84169 - re-issue LP in the Blue Note "Classic Vinyl Series"

Two months after recording what would become his hit record The Sidewinder, trumpeter Lee Morgan returned to Van Gelder Studio in February 1964 to create his masterful album Search for the New Land. For the session, Morgan assembled a sextet consisting of several young stars of the Blue Note roster including Herbie Hancock on piano, Grant Green on guitar, and Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, along with the dynamic rhythm team of bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins. The album opens with the expansive 16-minute title track, a musical odyssey that alternates a shimmering rubato theme with a loping exploration by each soloist. Four more indelible Morgan originals follow including jaunty numbers such as "The Joker" and "Morgan the Pirate," as well as the plaintive ballad "Melancholee."

     Contains;
Search For New Land 
The Joker 
Mr. Kenyatta 
Melancholee 
Morgan the Pirate 

NEW SEALED 180g LP reissue LP