1985 studio album by Lee Morgan
The Rajah is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on November 29, 1966 but not released until 1985, and features performances by Morgan, Hank Mobley, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins. The recording was found in the Blue Note vaults by Michael Cuscuna in 1984.[1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Despite its neglect, this is a fine session that Lee Morgan and hard bop fans will want."[2]
Professional ratings| Review scores |
|---|
| Source | Rating |
|---|
| AllMusic |   [2] |
- "A Pilgrim's Funny Farm" (Massey) – 13:34
- "The Rajah" (Morgan) – 9:10
- "Is That So?" (Pearson) – 5:18
- "Davisamba" (Davis) – 6:46
- "What Now, My Love?" (Bécaud) – 5:22
- "Once in a Lifetime" (Bricusse, Newley) – 5:50
|
|---|
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader
or co-leader | |
|---|
With
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers | |
|---|
With
Hank
Mobley | |
|---|
With
others | - Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958)
- Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957)
- Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
- Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
- The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
- Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958)
- A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
- Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
- Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
- Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
- The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
- Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
- Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957)
- Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
- Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
- Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
- Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
- Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
- House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
- Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
- Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
- Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
|
|---|
|
|
|---|
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section |
As leader
or co-leader | |
|---|
With
others | - At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
- At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
- The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956)
- Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
- At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959)
- All Night Long (Kenny Burrell, 1956)
- K.B. Blues (1957 [1979])
- Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd, 1955)
- Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966)
- Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967)
- Dial "S" for Sonny (Sonny Clark, 1957)
- My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957)
- Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis, 1961)
- In Person Friday and Saturday Nights
at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961) - Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
- This Is New (Kenny Drew, 1957)
- Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
- Farmer's Market (Art Farmer, 1956)
- The Opener (Curtis Fuller, 1957)
- Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
- Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (Grant Green, 1965)
- A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
- My Point of View (Herbie Hancock, 1963)
- Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope, 1956)
- Goin' Up (Freddie Hubbard, 1960)
- Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955)
- Together! (Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones, 1961)
- Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966)
- I Wanna Talk About You (Tete Montoliu, 1980)
- Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
- Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
- Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Charisma (1966)
- The Rajah (1966)
- Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957)
- Star Bright (Dizzy Reece, 1959)
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
- Good Move! (Freddie Roach 1963)
- The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
- Max Roach + 4 (1956)
- The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957)
- MAX (Max Roach, 1958)
- Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp, 1969)
- Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969)
- Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
- Silver's Blue (Horace Silver, 1956)
- 6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
- The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
- Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
|
|---|
| Compilations | |
|---|
| Related articles | |
|---|
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.jpg)
