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City Lights (Lee Morgan album)

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City Lights
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1958[1]
RecordedAugust 25, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length37:19
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1575
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
Lee Morgan Vol. 3
(1957)
City Lights
(1958)
The Cooker
(1958)

City Lights is an album by American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded on August 25, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features horn section Curtis Fuller and George Coleman and rhythm section Ray Bryant, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Trumpeter Lee Morgan (then 19) is in excellent form, holding his own with his impressive sidemen (trombonist Curtis Fuller, George Coleman on tenor and alto, pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor). Highlights include 'City Lights,' 'You're Mine You' and 'Just By Myself'. This fine session has been reissued as part of Lee Morgan's four-CD Mosaic box set."[2]

In an October 1958 edition of DownBeat, Dom Cerulli awarded the album four of five stars, noting that Morgan "has remarkable control of his horn, a wealth of creativity, and an assurance that promises more to come if he can sustain his present pace."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."City Lights"Benny Golson5:46
2."Tempo de Waltz"Golson6:24
3."You're Mine You"6:03
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just by Myself"Golson9:24
2."Kin Folks"Gigi Gryce9:42

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". June 30, 1958.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Cerulli, Dom (October 2, 1958). "City Lights". DownBeat. p. 34.