Infinity (Lee Morgan album)

1981 studio album by Lee Morgan

Infinity

Studio album by

Lee Morgan

Released| 1981
Recorded| November 16, 1965
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 41:21
Label| Blue Note
LT 1091
Producer| Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
| Cornbread
(1965)  | Infinity
(1981)  | Delightfulee
(1966)

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Alternative cover

1998 CD reissue

Infinity is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on November 16, 1965 but not released until 1981 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Jackie McLean, Larry Willis, Reggie Workman and Billy Higgins. The album was reissued on CD in 1998 as a limited edition.

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The music (four Morgan and one McLean originals), even while being tied to the hard bop tradition, is challenging and (with the exception of the closing uptempo blues 'Zip Code') quite tricky; really inspiring the talented players. An underrated gem."[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

1. "Infinity" - 11:42
2. "Miss Nettie B." - 9:20
3. "Growing Pains" - 8:06
4. "Portrait of Doll" (McLean) - 5:42
5. "Zip Code" - 6:31

## Personnel

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* Lee Morgan \- trumpet
* Jackie McLean \- alto saxophone
* Larry Willis \- piano
* Reggie Workman \- bass
* Billy Higgins \- drums

## References

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1. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 17, 2011
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1040\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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* t
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Lee Morgan

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
* Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
* Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
* Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
* Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957)
* City Lights (1957)
* The Cooker (1957)
* Candy (1957–58)
* Peckin' Time (1958)
* Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
* Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
* Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
* Lee-Way (1960)
* Expoobident (1960)
* The Young Lions (1960)
* Take Twelve (1962)
* The Sidewinder (1963)
* Search for the New Land (1964)
* Tom Cat (1964)
* Cornbread (1965)
* Infinity (1965)
* The Gigolo (1965)
* The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
* The Rumproller (1965)
* Delightfulee (1966)
* Charisma (1966)
* The Rajah (1966)
* Standards (1967)
* Sonic Boom (1967)
* The Procrastinator (1967–69)
* The Sixth Sense (1967)
* Taru (1968)
* Caramba! (1968)
* Live at the Lighthouse (1970)
* The Last Session (1971)

With
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957)
* Drums Around the Corner (1958–59)
* Moanin' (1958)
* 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958)
* Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)
* Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958)
* Africaine (1959)
* At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959)
* Paris Jam Session (1959)
* The Big Beat (1960)
* A Night in Tunisia (1960)
* Like Someone in Love (1960)
* Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960)
* Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)
* The Freedom Rider (1961)
* The Witch Doctor (1961)
* Roots & Herbs (1961)
* Pisces (1961–64)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* 'S Make It (1964)
* Soul Finger (1965)
* Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)

With
Hank
Mobley|

* Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
* Jazz Message No. 2 (1956)
* No Room for Squares (1963)
* Dippin' (1965)
* A Caddy for Daddy (1965)
* A Slice of the Top (1966)
* Straight No Filter (1966)
* Third Season (1967)

With
others|

* Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958)
* Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957)
* Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972)
* Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
* Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
* Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
* The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
* Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
* Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958)
* A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
* Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
* Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
* Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
* The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
* Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
* The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
* Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957)
* Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
* Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
* Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
* Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
* Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
* Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
* Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
* House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
* The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
* Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
* Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
* Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
* Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
* Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)

Discography

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Jackie McLean

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.

As leader

co-leader|

* Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955)
* Lights Out! (1956)
* 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
* Jackie's Pal (1956)
* McLean's Scene (1957–59)
* Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)
* Makin' the Changes (1957)
* A Long Drink of the Blues (1957)
* Strange Blues (1957)
* Alto Madness (1957)
* Fat Jazz (1957)
* Jackie's Bag (1959–60)
* New Soil (1959)
* Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959)
* Capuchin Swing (1960)
* Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960)
* Bluesnik (1961)
* A Fickle Sonance (1961)
* Let Freedom Ring (1962)
* Tippin' the Scales (1962)
* Vertigo (1962–63)
* Hipnosis (1962–67)
* One Step Beyond (1963)
* Destination... Out! (1963)
* It's Time! (1964)
* Action Action Action (1964)
* Right Now! (1965)
* Jacknife (1965–66)
* Consequence (1965)
* New and Old Gospel (1967)
* 'Bout Soul (1967)
* Demon's Dance (1967)
* Live at Montmartre (1972)
* Ode to Super (1973)
* A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
* Altissimo (1973)
* The Meeting (1973)
* The Source (1973)
* Antiquity (1974)
* New York Calling (1974)
* New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
* One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985)
* It's About Time (1985)
* Hat Trick (1996)

With
others|

* The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956)
* Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
* Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
* Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
* Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956)
* Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
* Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
* A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
* Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
* Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
* Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960)
* 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
* Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958)
* Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
* Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
* Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958)
* Dig (Miles Davis, 1951)
* Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
* Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
* Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
* Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
* Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957)
* 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957)
* Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
* To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
* Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956)
* Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
* Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956)
* Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
* Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963)
* Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
* Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
* Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
* Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
* Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
* The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
* The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960)
* Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
* Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
* Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
* Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
* Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
* Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957)
* Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
* Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
* Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)

Film and TV
appearances|

* The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961)
* Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)

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