LEE MORGAN — Introducing Lee Morgan (aka Hank's Shout aka Lee Morgan / Hank Mobley – A-1) (review)

LEE MORGAN — Introducing Lee Morgan (aka Hank's Shout aka Lee Morgan / Hank Mobley – A-1) album cover Album · 1956 · Bop Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Rexorcist
OK, having a debut album backed by Hank Mobley's band? Sounds like a good idea on paper, right? But the thing is... do Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley blend together? In all honesty, I'm going to have to say no in this case. Now jazz albums are something that heavily populated the music scene of the entire 50's, so by the time this came out, we had everything from '50-'56 to compare this to. This album doesn't really seem to have a lot of imagination. While everyone's technically playing well, the band doesn't really seem to have any sort of rhythmic or emotional focus. Every song either feels like it's a heavily extended version of a radio jingle, or a serene lullaby that should've gone longer. This all feels incredibly standard for a couple of greats in the jazz field. Underwhelming debut album.
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