The Gigolo

by Lee Morgan

The Gigolo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1968
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:32
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in 1965 but held back for three years, this exceptionally strong session features the iconic trumpeter accompanied by saxophonist Wayne Shorter. The quintet delivers a fiercely swinging, highly sophisticated set that perfectly balances the soulful swagger of his early hits with the advanced harmonic structures of mid-1960s post-bop.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation, technical

Tracklist

  1. Yes I Can, No You Can't (7:26)
  2. Trapped (5:59)
  3. Speedball (5:32)
  4. The Gigolo (11:07)
  5. You Go To My Head (7:22)
  6. The Gigolo (10:04)

Credits

  • Lee Morgan - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums
  • Harold Mabern - piano
  • Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
  • Haven Gillespie - written-by
  • J. Fred Coots - written-by

More from Lee Morgan: full discography