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The Gigolo (album)

For other uses, see Gigolo (disambiguation).
The Gigolo
Studio album by
Lee Morgan
ReleasedEarly June 1968[1]
RecordedJune 25 & July 1, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreHard bop, post-bop
Length37:30 original LP
LabelBlue Note
BST 84212
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
The Rumproller
(1965) 		The Gigolo
(1968) 		Cornbread
(1965)

The Gigolo is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1968. It was recorded on June 25 & July 1, 1965 and features performances by Morgan with a quintet featuring Wayne Shorter, Harold Mabern, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "There are no weak selections on this set and the playing by the leader, Wayne Shorter on tenor, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Billy Higgins is beyond any serious criticism."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

  1. "Yes I Can, No You Can't" – 7:26
  2. "Trapped" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:59
  3. "Speedball" – 5:32
  4. "The Gigolo" – 11:07
  5. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 7:22
  6. "The Gigolo" [Alternate Take] – 10:04 Bonus track on CD

Recorded on June 25 (#2) and July 1 (all others), 1965.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard June 15, 1968
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1040. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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