this was seeded on dime by ‘mtnview’ back in january 2009. it lasted on the tracker for an amazing 2,227 days, and was downloaded 452 times. this was also released as a bootleg twice, first on the fresh sounds label in 1990 and earlier this year on the hi hat label.
i can’t really add anything to mtnview’s summary:
to me, this is some of the best playing lee morgan’s group ever did, even though the sound quality is rough around the edges and the piano is a bit out of tune.
lee morgan
the both/and club
san francisco, california
source: fm radio broadcast
24 june – 4 july 1970
lee morgan: trumpet
bennie maupin: tenor sax
harold mabern: piano
mickey roker: drums
jymie merritt: bass
disc 1
1 peyote – 13:35
2 ceora – 16:20
3 speedball – 5:33
4 willow weep for me – 20:17
5 meofelia (?) – 13:29
disc 2
1 rakin’ and scrapin’ – 12:01
2 ujamma – 15:23
3 something like this – 12:59
4 ceora – 17:10
5 speedball/theme and closing 1:57
tt 2:08:49
sound quality b+, music a+
this is a recording made at the both/and club in san francisco, although it’s sometimes credited as “live at the lighthouse”. the liner notes from the blue note 3-cd live at the light lighthouse tell the full story. this was the gig they played right before the famous live at the lighthouse sessions in southern california and is not material released from blue note. to me, this is some of the best playing lee morgan’s group ever did, even though the sound quality is rough around the edges and the piano is a bit out of tune.
sample: t103 – Speedball.mp3
download: LeeMorgan_1970-06_BothAndClub_SanFrancisco.zip
