Search for the New Land

Search for the New Land is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. A hard bop set with a group of well-known jazz musicians, Search for the New Land was recorded before The Sidewinder was released and is considered more abstract than its popular predecessor. Although it was recorded in 1964, the album was shelved for two years, then issued with the original catalogue number 84169.^[2] It is described by jazz commentator Scott Yanow as "one of the finest Lee Morgan records".^[3] The album reached #16 on Billboard's "Black Albums" chart and #143 on "Pop Albums".

Track listing

All songs composed by Lee Morgan.

1. "Search for the New Land" – 15:45
2. "The Joker" – 5:04
3. "Mr. Kenyatta" – 8:43
4. "Melancholee" – 6:14
5. "Morgan the Pirate" – 6:30

Personnel

Performance

• Grant Green – guitar
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Billy Higgins – drums
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
• Reggie Workman – bass

Production

• Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
• Micaela Boland – art direction, graphic design
• Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer
• Neil Hentoff – liner notes
• Gordon Jee – creative director
• Alfred Lion – producer
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering
• Francis Wolff – photography, cover photo

References