The Cooker
by Lee Morgan
- Type: Album
- Released: 1958
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 30:39
- Community rating: 4.46/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A quintessential example of high-energy hard bop. The 19-year-old Lee Morgan plays with astonishing fire, technique, and maturity, propelled by the explosive drumming of Philly Joe Jones.
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, soulful, classic, rhythmic, melodic
Tracklist
- A Night in Tunisia (9:24)
- Heavy Dipper (7:06)
- Just One of Those Things (7:18)
- Lover Man (6:51)
Credits
- Lee Morgan - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- "Philly" Joe Jones - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by [recording by]
- Robert Levin - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Bobby Timmons - piano
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Dizzy Gillespie - written-by
- Leo Robin - written-by
- Cole Porter - written-by
- Roger Ramirez - written-by