Frank Morgan - Collection, 12 Albums (1955-2005)

Tracks:



1955 - Bird Calls, Volume 2 (feat. Gigi Gryce)

01. Strollin' (4:25)
02. Sonor (4:49)
03. Blues Mood (4:21)
04. Skoot (3:51)
05. Sonor (4:52)
06. Sometimes I'm Happy (5:55)
07. Embraceable You (7:28)
08. Jordu (5:01)
09. Oh Yeah! (4:27)

Personnel on tracks 1-5:
Frank Morgan - as
Walter Benton - ts
Milt Jackson - vib
Gerald Wiggins - p
Percy Heath - b
Kenny Clarke - d
Rec.: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, November 1, 1954.

Personnel on tracks 6-9:
Gigi Gryce - as
Duke Jordan - p
Oscar Pettiford - b
Kenny Clarke - d
Rec.: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 7, 1955.



1956 - Frank Morgan

01. Bernie's Tune (5:37)
02. My Old Flame (4:47)
03. I'll Remember April (4:30)
04. Neil's Blues (5:12)
05. The Champ (5:01)
06. Chooch (3:37)
07. The Nearness Of You (5:22)
08. Whippet (4:42)
09. Milt's Tune (4:44)
10. Get Happy (4:09)
11. Crescendo Blues (6:08)
12. ''Huh''? (6:36)
13. Autumn Leaves (3:43)
14. Well, You Needn't (6:23)
15. B.T. (4:01)

Personnel on tracks 1-4:
Conte Candoli - tp, Frank Morgan - as, Wild Bill Davis - org, Robert Rodriguez - b, Rafael Miranda - d, cga, Jose Mangual - bgo, Ubaldo Nieto - tmb
Rec.: Los Angeles, 1955

Personnel on tracks 5-10:
Conte Candoli - tp, Frank Morgan - as, Wardell Gray - ts, Howard Roberts - g, Carl Perkins - p, Leroy Vinnegar - b, Lawrence Marable - d
Rec.: April 1954

Personnel on tracks 11-15:
Jack Sheldon - tp, Frank Morgan - as, James Clay - ts, fl, Bobby Timmons - p, Jimmy Bond - b, Lawrence Marable - d
Rec.: "Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1956.



1985 - Easy Living (with The Cedar Walton Trio)

01. Manha De Carnaval (6:06)
02. Yes And No (6:15)
03. Easy Living (6:31)
04. The Rubber Man (4:09)
05. Third Street Blues (5:11)
06. Three Flowers (6:21)
07. Embraceable You (6:15)
08. Now's The Time (5:38)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Cedar Walton - p
Tony Dumas - b
Billy Higgins - d

Rec.: Monterey Sound Studio, Glendale, CA, June 12 & 13, 1985.



1987 - Major Changes (with McCoy Tyner Trio)

01. Changes (5:14)
02. How Deep Is The Ocean (8:23)
03. Emily (4:25)
04. Search For Peace (7:03)
05. Frank's Back (6:13)
06. All The Things You Are (5:51)
07. Theme From Love Story (10:49)
08. So What (9:41)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
McCoy Tyner - p
Avery Sharpe - b
Louis Hayes - d

Rec.: Clinton Recording Studio, NYC, NY, April 27-29, 1987.



1988 - Yardbird Suite

01. Yardbird Suite (7:57)
02. Night In Tunisia (6:25)
03. Billie's Bounce (7:23)
04. Star Eyes (7:15)
05. Scrapple FromThe Apple (6:04)
06. Skylark (6:44)
07. Cheryl (7:49)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Mulgrew Miller - p
Ron Carter - b
Al Foster - d

Rec.: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 10 & 11, 1988.



1988 - Reflections

01. Old Bowl, New Grits (7:38)
02. Reflections (7:16)
03. Starting Over (6:13)
04. Black Narcissus (6:52)
05. Sonnymoon For Two (9:10)
06. O.K. (6:15)
07. Caravan (9:12)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Joe Henderson - ts
Bobby Hutcherson - vib
Mulgrew Miller - p
Ron Carter - b
Al Foster - d

Rec.: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 11 & 12, 1988.



1989 - Mood Indigo

01. Lullaby (1:31)
02. This Love Of Mine (6:37)
03. In A Sentimental Mood (4:22)
04. Bessie's Blues (9:04)
05. A Moment Alone (1:49)
06. Mood Indigo (6:02)
07. Up Jumped Spring (5:02)
08. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (4:33)
09. We Three Blues (6:59)
10. 'Round Midnight (5:57)
11. Lullaby (1:41)
12. Gratitude (0:36)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as (1-4, 6-11)
Wynton Marsalis - tp (4, 6)
George Cables - p (1, 3, 8, 10, 11)
Ronnie Mathews - p (2, 4, 6, 7)
Buster Williams - b (2, 4-7, 9, 10)
Al Foster - d (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Rec.: RCA Recording Studios, Studio C, NYC, NY, June 26 & 27, 1989.



1993 - Listen To The Dawn

01. Listen To The Dawn (7:57)
02. Grooveyard (4:49)
03. Remembering (9:04)
04. Little Waltz (5:05)
05. It Might As Well Be Spring (5:01)
06. When Joanna Loved Me (9:07)
07. I Didn't Know About You (6:49)
08. Goodbye (4:46)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Kenny Burrell - g
Ron Carter - b (2-4, 6, 7)
Grady Tate - d (2-4, 6, 7)

Rec.: Sear Sound, NYC, NY, April 19 & 20, and November 27, 1993.



1995 - Love, Lost & Found

01. The Nearness Of You (7:55)
02. Last Night When We Were Young (5:09)
03. What Is This Thing Called Love (5:58)
04. Skylark (4:52)
05. Once I Loved (7:52)
06. I Can't Get Started With You (5:02)
07. It's Only A Paper Moon (4:34)
08. My One And Only Love (5:36)
09. Someday My Prince Will Come (4:48)
10. All The Things You Are (5:12)
11. Don't Blame Me (6:30)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Cedar Walton - p
Ray Brown - b
Billy Higgins - d

Rec.: Conway Studios, Studio A, Hollywood, CA, March 7-9, 1995.



1997 - Bop! (with Rodney Kendrick Trio)

01. Milano (6:09)
02. Well, You Needn't (6:21)
03. K.C. Blues (9:14)
04. A Night In Tunisia (8:00)
05. Blue Monk (5:11)
06. Half Nelson (11:25)
07. Lover Man (6:32)
08. 52nd Street Theme (9:49)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Rodney Kendrick - p
Curtis Lundy - b (1-7)
Ray Drummond - b (8)
Leroy Williams - d

Rec.: Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, NY, August 19-21, 1996.



2003 - City Nights

01. Georgia On My Mind (5:17)
02. Cherokee (10:26)
03. Summertime (7:45)
04. All Blues (7:27)
05. I Mean You (7:42)
06. Round Midnight (6:20)
07. Equinox (12:09)
08. Impressions (8:18)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
George Cables - p
Curtis Lundy - b
Billy Hart - d

Rec.: live at The Jazz Standard, NYC, NY, November 28-30, 2003.



2005 - Reflections

01. Walkin' (6:57)
02. Monk's Mood (5:56)
03. I'll Be Around (4:51)
04. Love Story (5:29)
05. Solar (7:34)
06. Blue Monk (6:19)
07. Crazy He Calls Me (5:24)
08. Out Of Nowhere (10:02)

Personnel:
Frank Morgan - as
Ronnie Mathews - p
Essiet Essiet - b
Billy Hart - d

Rec.: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 14, 2005.