Lee Morgan: The Gigolo LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) ETJS-31 Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features

Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from the original analog tapes mastered by Ryan K

Elmo Hope on piano

The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal 'mash-ups'

Water’s Path

and drummer Al Harewood on a set that presented bluesy hard bop originals like "Society Red" and highlighted Gordon's stunning balladry on the standard "You've Changed

Lee Morgan: The Gigolo LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) ETJS-31 Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series featuresBlue Note, 1968 Following the runaway success of The Sidewinder in 1964, Alfred Lion continued to record trumpeter Lee Morgan frequently in the hopes of capturing another funky boogaloo hit. While his subsequent albums may not have scaled the same commercial heights, Morgan certainly delivered the musical goods on his 1965 albums The Rumproller, The Gigolo, and Cornbread, all of which stand among the finest outings in his formidable discography.