The Rajah (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Released This Month - June and ‘OneFourteen’

and ‘OneFourteen’

The music presents all the hallmarks of his early style from blazing bebop to beautiful ballads

Single LP housed in slip sleeve

The digital copy contains several bonus tracks

vastly understating the power of the record

The Rajah (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Released This Month - June and ‘OneFourteen’This sleek and beautifully paced Lee Morgan album was recorded in 1966 but shelved until 1984 for unknown reasons. In addition to the trumpeter, the quintet here features a superb line up with Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Cedar Walton on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, all playing at the top of their game. Highlights include the Duke Pearson gem Is That So and the enticing title track penned by Morgan. Blue Note Tone Poet