Live at the Lighthouse (Lee Morgan album)


Live at the Lighthouse is a live album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, released on the Blue Note label in 1970. The album features a quintet of Morgan, Bennie Maupin, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt, and Mickey Roker, recorded at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California in July 1970.
Recording of the album began on Morgan's 32nd birthday. This would be the final album released by Morgan during his lifetime; his final album, the studio recording The Last Session, would be released in May 1972, after his death in February that year.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating: "Stimulating and frequently exciting music from late in Lee Morgan's short life."

Track listings

The original 1971 release on vinyl consisted of four sides, one track per side:
  1. "Absolutions" - 19:40
  2. "The Beehive" - 16:23
  3. "Neophilia" - 19:05
  4. "Nommo" - 18:00
The 1996 CD release was expanded to include 13 tracks, which are also all available as part of the current download package:
  1. "Introduction by Lee Morgan" - 2:00
  2. "The Beehive" - 15:17
  3. "Absolutions" - 22:43
  4. "Peyote" - 11:23
  5. "Speedball" - 11:54
  6. "Nommo" - 17:50
  7. "Neophilia" - 18:59
  8. "Something Like This" - 13:01
  9. "I Remember Britt" - 14:55
  10. "Aon" - 13:47
  11. "Yunjanna" - 16:07
  12. "416 East 10th Street" - 12:11
  13. "The Sidewinder" - 13:40

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