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1967 studio album by Lee Morgan
Cornbread
Studio album by Lee Morgan
ReleasedEnd of January 1967
RecordedSeptember 18, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreSoul jazz, hard bop
Length39:08
LabelBlue Note
BST 84222
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
The Gigolo
(1965) 		Cornbread
(1967) 		Infinity
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
DownBeat

Cornbread is an album by American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. Recorded in September 1965 but released on the Blue Note label in early 1967, the album features performances by Morgan, along with sidemen Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, and Larry Ridley.

Though somewhat overshadowed by the commercial success of Morgan's previous album, The Sidewinder, and the artistic ambition of Search For The New Land, Cornbread is nevertheless noted as an example of Morgan's graduation to 'formidable' jazz composer status, as well as confirming his reputation as an exemplary trumpet player. The track 'Ceora' has become widely considered a jazz standard.

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan, except where noted.

  1. "Cornbread" – 9:03
  2. "Our Man Higgins" – 8:54
  3. "Ceora" – 6:23
  4. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 7:59
  5. "Most Like Lee" – 6:49

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums 7
Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums 15

References

  1. Billboard Jan 28, 1967
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1040. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. DownBeat Review, March 23,1967, pp. 33-34
  6. "Lee Morgan cooked up a classic with "Cornbread"". Blue Note Records - Spotlight. Blue Note Records. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. "Lee Morgan – Cornbread". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ Waring, Charles (2022). "'Cornbread': Lee Morgan's Tasty Blue Note Classic". uDiscover Music. No. September 18. uDiscover Music. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ^ Micucci, Matt (2017). "A short history of… "Ceora" (Lee Morgan, 1965)". JAZZIZ Magazine. No. July 11. JAZZIZ. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. Finsen, Ólafur Ingi (2022). The Trumpet Summit: Study and Analysis of Five Significant Jazz Trumpet Players in the 20th Century. The Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH): Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  11. Hillshafer, Linda. "Stories of Standards—Ceora". KUVU Jazz. KUVO Public Radio. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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