{"product_id":"lee-morgan-city-lights","title":"Lee Morgan – City Lights (Blue Note Tone Poet series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrumpeter Lee Morgan was just 19 years old and still early on in his lengthy Blue Note association when he cut his brightly swinging album \u003cem\u003eCity Lights\u003c\/em\u003e in August 1957. The date featured a wonderful sextet with Curtis Fuller on trombone, George Coleman on alto and tenor saxophone, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The brilliant young trumpet prodigy was still turning heads with his show-stealing performances as part of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, and this excellent 5-song set presented further evidence of his irrepressible talent. The album includes three compositions by Morgan’s mentor Benny Golson (“\u003cem\u003eCity Lights\u003c\/em\u003e,” “Tempo De Waltz,” “Just By Myself”) as well as a stunning ballad performance of the standard “You’re Mine You” and the groovy closer “Kin Folk” by Gigi Gryce. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.bluenote.com\/products\/lee-morgan-city-lights-lp-tone-poet-vinyl-series?srsltid=AfmBOor4c7TGbHFbOO2W0A-RQ1sN91rrEomzzrQsGl2U9hXJhK_pG8rY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (\u003cem\u003edirect from the master tapes\u003c\/em\u003e) by Kevin Gray to superb \u003cem\u003e180g audiophile LP pressings\u003c\/em\u003e by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a \u003cem\u003edeluxe gatefold tip-on jacket\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenny Golson's writing for this date uplifts it beyond most of the jam session sets of the period. Trumpeter Lee Morgan (then 19) is in excellent form, holding his own with his impressive sidemen (trombonist Curtis Fuller, George Coleman on tenor and alto, pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor). Highlights include \"City Lights,\" \"You're Mine You\" and \"Just By Myself.\" — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/city-lights-mw0000479466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAll Music\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2kRCOX2nPQWaiVubXoKSCq?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Blue Note\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Hard Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Blue Note Tone Poet\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records (Tone Poet series)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46708416905374,"sku":"602458119978","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/71v3tgDmpGL-_UF1000-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1775895081","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/lee-morgan-city-lights","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}