Delightfulee (1966)

About this title: As Lee Morgan's career moved from hard and post-bop to soul-jazz, Delightfulee serves as a further bridge in a half-and-half fashion. Four of the seven cuts feature his potent quintet with a young and emerging tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson, as his front line mate, McCoy Tyner ever brilliant on piano, and Billy Higgins firing up the rhythm as only the drummer could. The remainder of the date consists of tracks orchestrated by Oliver Nelson featuring an 11-piece ensemble. There are two selections that feature versions of compositions with both configurations. "Zambia" is a post-bop classic ... read more

Tracks:

1. Yesterday [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Sunrise, Sunset [Bock/Harnick]
3. Ca-Lee-So [Morgan]
4. Zambia [Morgan]
5. Nite Flite [Morgan]
6. The Delightful Deggie

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.