Candy

Lee Morgan

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 1957
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005H4Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #208,221 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Japanese limited edition RVG remastered reissue of 1957 album, pressed onto 180 gram vinyl. Blue Note. 2004. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Candy" Is Oh So Sweet, September 27, 2000

By	Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Since the review below is not very informative, I thought I'd try to write one that is. "Candy" is the last of Lee Morgan's six 1950s sessions for Blue Note. With the sweet lineup of Sonny Clark on piano, Doug Watkins on bass and Art Taylor on drums, this is Lee's only quartet recording as a leader. "Candy" is a classic swinging, hard bop affair recorded on November 18, 1957. It features an all-standard repertoire, with the exception of Jimmy Heath's "C.T.A," which come to think of it, is probably a standard too nowadays. Morgan didn't record again as a leader until the 1960 album "Leeway," but in 1958 he did appear on classics like Jimmy Smith's "The Sermon" and Hank Mobley's "Peckin' Time" among others before joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in October of that year. (If you're interested I have reviewed all three of the CDs I just mentioned.) With the other Lee Morgan 50s sessions only available as expensive imports (I believe the limited edition Mosaic set collecting all of these sessions has finally sold out), "Candy" is a delicious look at a young trumpeter who would become one of the defining voices of 60s jazz.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Morgan , October 7, 2005

By	Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Of all Lee Morgan's many albums, I think this is his best - it at least is the one I like most. It's the only album Morgan made where he's the only horn; he's joined by Sonny Clark (p) Doug Watkins (b) and Art Taylor (d). Tune selection is excellent: the title track and Jimmy Heath's C.T.A. really swing, as does ALL AT ONCE YOU LOVE HER, which contains excellent solo work by Lee. Clark is in fine form. Everything just clicked perfectly on this outing, and it ended up being a great date for everyone. Hard bop at its finest.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Record, but, August 25, 2006

By	Slava Polanski "Slav" (Mojave Desert, CA USA) - See all my reviews

despite being advertized as "24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase", this is simply the original '87 Non-Remastered release. Therefore a deduction of one star. Please be careful with Product Description, Amazon.