Lee Morgan – All That Jazz (DJM Records, 1975 first pressing)
A superb record featuring Jymie Merritt. A completely obscure live recording which took place just weeks before Morgans significantly more well known 'Live at the Lighthouse' session. The date was recorded professionally by an FM radio station which played the session in its entirety just once later in the summer. After that, it was completely forgotten until this obscure label picked it up and released it in this 2lp set.
If you like old time Blues, you’ll like this. You’ll see a lot written about Delta and Chicago blues. This is Piedmont blues- from the Carolinas, North Carolina in this case.
A solid 9/10 record, and sounds killer. It’s been digitally restored from 78s- recording tape didn’t exist when this music was made.
What stops it from being perfect? The omission of “What’s That Smells Like Fish”. I really wish I had that on vinyl.
