Lee Morgan - Infinity
Trumpet – Lee Morgan [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lee Morgan]
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean [click here to see more vinyl featuring Jackie McLean]
Drums – Billy Higgins
Bass – Reggie Workman
Piano – Larry Willis
Written by Lee Morgan (A1 to B1, B3), Jackie McLean (B2)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded on November 16, 1965, at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Original session produced by Alfred Lion
Reissued produced by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Roy Chernus
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in August 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Infinity
- Miss Nettie B.
Side II:
- Growing Pains
- Portrait of Doll
- Zip Code
Reviews :
“Although recorded in 1965, this excellent Lee Morgan Quintet session (which features the trumpeter with altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Larry Willis, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Higgins) was not released until 1980 and quickly went out of print until this 1998 CD reissue. It deserved a much better fate. The music (four Morgan and one McLean originals), even while being tied to the hard bop tradition, is challenging and (with the exception of the closing uptempo blues "Zip Code") quite tricky; really inspiring the talented players. An underrated gem.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs 4.71 / 5