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Lee Morgan
Julian Joseph introduces recordings by the hard bop trumpeter whose career began in the big band of Dizzy Gillespie in 1956. The following year Lee Morgan appeared on John Coltrane 's classic album Blue Train and by 1958 had joined Art Blakey 's Jazz
Messengers. Morgan achieved commercial success in 1964 with the release of The
Sidewinder, the title track of one of Blue Note's bestselling albums to this day.

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Unknown:
Lee Morgan
Introduces:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
John Coltrane
Unknown:
Art Blakey
Source: Radio Times

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