Lee Morgan - Candy (7 tracks) +Album Reviews

Lee Morgan

Bomojaz | South Central PA, USA | 10/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of all Lee Morgan's many albums, I think this is his best - it at least is the one I like most. It's the only album Morgan made where he's the only horn; he's joined by Sonny Clark (p) Doug Watkins (b) and Art Taylor (d). Tune selection is excellent: the title track and Jimmy Heath's C.T.A. really swing, as does ALL AT ONCE YOU LOVE HER, which contains excellent solo work by Lee. Clark is in fine form. Everything just clicked perfectly on this outing, and it ended up being a great date for everyone. Hard bop at its finest."

Great Record, but

Slava Polanski | Mojave Desert, CA USA | 08/25/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"despite being advertized as "24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase", this is simply the original '87 Non-Remastered release. Therefore a deduction of one star. Please be careful with Product Description, Amazon."

Love It!!!

E. Laway | Temecula, California United States | 10/22/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is my fifth Lee Morgan CD and I love it. Pure vintage Lee, no doubt. With each CD, you fall in love all over again, so "Candy" is like over the top, love at first note. My favorite is "All the way" makes you feel like a pat of butter on a hot pan, oh, so, so, so mellow and lovely. The sound quality is crisp and you can hear each distinct musician's intrumental contribution to this delight. I wish Lee Morgan is just as well known as Miles Davis, so I feel sad for people who has not discover him yet. I haven't an extensive Lee collection and I like all of them, but by far this my favorite, so if you are new to the fan club, I highly recoment this for a starter but really all of his albums are great."

How Sweet It Is!

JoeyD | los gatos, ca | 03/02/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Definitely one of Lee's best as a leader. "Candy" is about as sweet as it gets and my personal favorite by this legendary jazz trumpeter, perhaps just a fraction of a hair behind "Cornbread". Like Kenny Dorham's "Quiet Kenny", this would be Lee's only recording without a sax man beside him, his only quartet album. And like the former, this one is truly deserving of being dubbed a classic. I was amazed when I came upon the review page and saw that it had only been reviewed seven times. Then again, there are so many great jazz recordings that so few people have heard of or listen to. I loved every piece of `Candy'; there is not one song that is even close to being a let down.

It also helps having an amazing trio behind you - Sonny Clark on piano, Art Taylor on drums, and Doug Watkins on bass. The latter left this world way too soon, what a talent, what a shame (he died in an automobile accident in February of 1962 almost a month before his 28th birthday). He was really coming into his own at the time of this 1957-58 recording, coming off of the huge success of Sonny Rollins' "Saxophone Colossus". Both Taylor and Clark are excellent as well, Taylor often times reminds me of the great Art Blakey, he's just that great. And Sonny Clark is in my opinion one of the most underrated jazz pianists ever. The four of them are all in perfect rhythm and sync on this set. Bottom line, these cats could flat out play and this one is too good to pass up if you are a fan of great music.

An awesome accomplishment!

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Energy that lasts

Samuel Chell | Kenosha,, WI United States | 02/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Morgan's "Candy," like Kenny Dorham's "Quiet Kenny," is the only quartet session by the trumpeter. It wears better than some other things I've been listening to ("The Cooker," "City Lights," "The Gigolo"), with Morgan no less impressive on a restrained, tasteful, meditative "All the Way" than on the up-tempo tracks. Also, this is simply an untouchable rhythm section, with Doug Watkins' bass providing its usual vibrant, "living" pulse and rich but not exaggerated sound. If this one is reissued, I'm hoping it's not as another RVG remaster (the spiking of bass and drums, however welcome to younger ears--or, for that matter, to older ears that have begun to lose sensitivity to low and high frequencies--is not necessarily an improvement). This one sounds fine just as it is (and you can hardly beat the current Amazon price)."

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