Taru [Original recording remastered, Limited Edition]

Lee Morgan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Limited Edition
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00004GJVH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,451 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Avotcja One

2. Haeschen

3. Dee Lawd

4. Get Yourself Together (Get Yo'Self Togetha)

5. Taru, What's Wrong With You

6. Durem

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost the one of the best., December 12, 2000

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John J. Pas "zesty" (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taru (Audio CD)

This is one of Lee Morgan's later albums in which he finally begins to break out of the mold that The Sidewinder put him in. He once again puts together a very good rhythm section (you can't go wrong with Billy Higgins), and Maupin on the tenor sax is one of the best sidemen on any Morgan album. The tunes, for the most part, are excellent and show Lee beginning to go into newer, more modal directions (at least less commercial). 'Avotcja One' is a modal tune reminiscent of 'So What.' Morgan's solo here is incredibly well-built stemming from a mere one note pop into his more typically fresh ideas. 'Haeschen' is one of his only original ballads, and is an excellent compostion. He solos with great warmth and restraint, as do all the other soloists. What makes this the best track on the album, however, is the excellent 'color' George Benson adds with his guitar. It adds a distinctive, dreamy atmosphere to the track that isn't really heard in the rest of the Morgan discography. 'Get Yo'self Togetha' is up-tempo and sounds like 'Softly as In a Morning Sunrise.' Maupin even quotes it in his solo. It is the most intense track on the album with a powerful Morgan solo. The title track also recalls another well-known tune: 'I Remember Clifford' (listen closely to the Latin section of 'Taru'). Morgan solos here with almost as much poise as on 'Haeschen.' Despite the incredible playing by Maupin (it's a shame he isn't more well-known), and the new inventiveness of Morgan, the album remains four stars due to the remaining tracks. 'Dee Lawd' and 'Durem' are of 'The Sidewinder' lineage, but not nearly as good. They are the trite obligatory 'boogaloo' numbers Lee seemed to have on most of his following albums. They are nothing special. For Morgan albums that don't give in to the commercial side of the record business, get 'The Search for the New Land' or 'The Procrastinator.' They are excellent. So is this album, except for the unfortunate inclusion of the above-mentioned tracks. 'Taru' is still worth owning, especially if you're a Morgan fan.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it, September 12, 2000

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William Jones (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taru (Audio CD)

Band includes Billy Higgins and George Benson. Lee Morgan fans should not have a problem paying import prices for this one.

2 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars TARU, June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Taru (Audio CD)

This was an extremely well put together album that is up there with Sidewinder and Sixth Sense. THis CD is a definite must for any jazz connesiour!