The Lee Morgan Memorial Concert

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

was ready the chronology of art blakey and the jms, and came across this:

May 20, 1972: Lee Morgan Memorial Concert, Lincoln Center, NYC [blakey participated] [db 6/26/72 p.11]

does anyone have that issue of downbeat with that mention, or besides that does anyone know about this?

[bertrand]

The chronology in Jeff McMillan's Lee Morgan bio states that Lincoln Center has no record of this event. In other words, the only information we have that this ever happened is the db article.

Bertrand.

[JSngry]

I should have this issue at home. Gimme a day or two to look for it.

[Hardbopjazz]

If you have read Jimmy Heath's autobiography, he talks about teaching at jazz mobile one Saturday morning when Lee Morgan walks in with a woman. He interrupts Jimmy's class and says, "Hey Jimmy, look at my new lady." Jimmy said he didn't like being interrupted, and also he knew Lee had a woman that he had been with for some time. Odd seeing him with another. That night, Lee was shot and killed at Slugs by the woman he was cheating on.

Anyone ever see or hear the performance Lee and his band did on the PBS show "Soul"? It was done just days before he died.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

soul was -days- before he died?

[marcello]

  On 8/21/2011 at 2:40 AM, chewy said:

soul was -days- before he died?

Some info:

January 26, 1972 (to be posted)

‘The Blue Note Show’

Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

Host: Ellis Haizlip

SOUL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7eL5tXNUI

Edited August 21, 2011 by marcello

[JSngry]

Here's the DB page in question, just a very slight mention, about halfway through the "Strictly Ad Lib" column.

No indication of who the db correspondent was who caught the concert featuring Mr. Blakie.

Edited August 21, 2011 by JSngry

[Dave James]

  On 8/21/2011 at 3:10 AM, marcello said:

  On 8/21/2011 at 2:40 AM, chewy said:

soul was -days- before he died?

Some info:

January 26, 1972 (to be posted)

‘The Blue Note Show’

Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

Host: Ellis Haizlip

SOUL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7eL5tXNUI

No way that's Horace Silver on piano. Looks more like Harold Mabern. Who's the saxophone player? Cool video.

[ValerieB]

  On 8/21/2011 at 4:56 AM, Dave James said:

  On 8/21/2011 at 3:10 AM, marcello said:

  On 8/21/2011 at 2:40 AM, chewy said:

soul was -days- before he died?

Some info:

January 26, 1972 (to be posted)

‘The Blue Note Show’

Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

Host: Ellis Haizlip

SOUL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7eL5tXNUI

No way that's Horace Silver on piano. Looks more like Harold Mabern. Who's the saxophone player? Cool video.

definitely Harold. sax might be George Harper?

[brownie]

  On 8/21/2011 at 5:13 AM, ValerieB said:

sax might be George Harper?

You mean Bily Harper...

that's him on tenor!

[JSngry]

Or Billy!

Horace & his group were also showcased on that same episode. Horace & Lee did not play together.

Not sure if this is a clip of Horace from that show...looks like it could be...

[ValerieB]

  On 8/21/2011 at 5:20 AM, brownie said:

  On 8/21/2011 at 5:13 AM, ValerieB said:

sax might be George Harper?

You mean Bily Harper...

that's him on tenor!

thanks, i knews George didn't sound right. Billy Harper it is. he's still playing wonderfully these days and still looking good as well!

p.s. actually George Harper is a horn player here in L.A.!

Edited August 21, 2011 by ValerieB

[sidewinder]

Jymie Merritt on bass.

Reputedly Morgan's common-law wife Helen Moore was in the audience for that 'Soul' filming too.

Edited August 22, 2011 by sidewinder

[mikeweil]

  On 8/21/2011 at 3:10 AM, marcello said:

Some info:

January 26, 1972 (to be posted)

‘The Blue Note Show’

Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7eL5tXNUI

That clip definietly shows Lee Morgan's last band with Billy Harper, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merrit and Freddie Waits.

The "Guests" list must read that these three Blue Note artists performed with their respective groups, it seems.

[fasstrack]

  On 8/21/2011 at 11:06 AM, mikeweil said:

  On 8/21/2011 at 3:10 AM, marcello said:

Some info:

January 26, 1972 (to be posted)

‘The Blue Note Show’

Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7eL5tXNUI

.

That clip definietly shows Lee Morgan's last band with Billy Harper, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merrit and Freddie Waits.

The "Guests" list must read that these three Blue Note artists performed with their respective groups, it seems.

Small point but Lee's playing flugel here. Definitely Mabern. And Billy Harper from the playing and the modal type tune, which is his thing. I'm not sure about Jymie Merritt, what he looks like, but he would be a little older looking by '72, I think. This guy reminded me of Arthur Harper, from Philly. Couldn't swear either way

[fasstrack]

  On 8/21/2011 at 5:24 AM, JSngry said:

Or Billy!

Horace & his group were also showcased on that same episode. Horace & Lee did not play together.

Not sure if this is a clip of Horace from that show...looks like it could be...

Good band. With Horace I pinned for sure: Bob Cranshaw, bass; Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet. Don't know the guitarist or the others. I'm a big fan of Andy Bey too, and I'll just say Horace can do no wrong.

Except when writing lyrics like these...........

[JSngry]

Did Arthur Harper play the Ampeg Baby Bass?

[fasstrack]

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:40 AM, JSngry said:

Did Arthur Harper play the Ampeg Baby Bass?

Don't know and I'm not sure who it is. I just thought Jymie Merritt was an older (middle-aged) cat by this time. This guy looks pretty young, whoever it is.

[JSngry]

Pretty sure it's Merritt. He was playing the Ampeg at the time & was in Morgan's working group of the time as well. Would have been only 45 at the time.

[ValerieB]

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:45 AM, fasstrack said:

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:40 AM, JSngry said:

Did Arthur Harper play the Ampeg Baby Bass?

Don't know and I'm not sure who it is. I just thought Jymie Merritt was an older (middle-aged) cat by this time. This guy looks pretty young, whoever it is.

Jymie was probably mid-40's at this time. guessing the trumpet was Jimmy Owens and the sax, maybe Harold Vick?!?

[umum_cypher]

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:54 AM, ValerieB said:

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:45 AM, fasstrack said:

  On 8/22/2011 at 2:40 AM, JSngry said:

Did Arthur Harper play the Ampeg Baby Bass?

Don't know and I'm not sure who it is. I just thought Jymie Merritt was an older (middle-aged) cat by this time. This guy looks pretty young, whoever it is.

Jymie was probably mid-40's at this time. guessing the trumpet was Jimmy Owens and the sax, maybe Harold Vick?!?

It is Jymie Merritt.

Sadly I gather he isn't too well at the moment.

[B. Clugston]

The song they are playing was written by Jymie. ("Angela.")

[Cali]

One of the video clips here introduces all of the artists. Jymie Merritt is introduced as well as Billy Harper, Cecil Bridgewater, Harold Vick and others.