Delightfulee

Delightfulee is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on April 8 & May 27, 1966 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins and a big band featuring Ernie Royal, Tom McIntosh, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, Danny Bank and Philly Joe Jones with arrangements by Oliver Nelson.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For some this will always be an oddball release of Morgan's, but it does suggest moving on into what would be a fruitful and successful final five years".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Ca-Lee-So" - 5:34
2. "Zambia" - 6:33
3. "Yesterday" (Lennon, McCartney) - 5:49
4. "Sunrise, Sunset" (Bock, Harnick) - 6:17
5. "Nite Flite" - 7:38
6. "The Delightful Deggie" - 6:38
7. "Need I?" - 7:11 Bonus track on CD
8. "Filet of Soul (aka Hoppin' John)" - 8:30 Bonus track on CD
9. "Zambia" - 8:01 Bonus track on CD
10. "The Delightful Deggie" - 5:49 Bonus track on CD

All compositions by Lee Morgan except as indicated

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 29, 1966

Personnel

• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums (quintet tracks)
• Philly Joe Jones - drums (big band tracks)
• Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Tom McIntosh - trombone
• Jim Buffington - french horn
• Don Butterfield - tuba
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone, flute
• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Oliver Nelson - arrangements

References