Frank Morgan died December 14th at the age of 73.
In these pieces, produced in 2006, Morgan recalls his days as a young phenom on the Los Angeles jazz scene in the 1950's, his 30 years in prison on drug charges, and his 1980's comeback and rejuvenation.
Paul Ingles narrates. Roy Durfee interviewed Morgan.
Two Versions: 27:14 and 7:20.
Produced as part of the Jazz of Enchantment Radio Series.
Full length interview with Morgan is at http://www.newmexicojazz.org.
New York Times Obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/arts/19morgan.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/J/Jazz
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Frank Morgan died December 14th at the age of 73. In these pieces, produced in 2006, Morgan recalls his days as a young phenom on the Los Angeles jazz scene in the 1950's, his 30 years in prison on drug charges, and his 1980's comeback and rejuvenation. Paul Ingles narrates. Roy Durfee interviewed Morgan. Two Versions: 27:14 and 7:20. Produced as part of the Jazz of Enchantment Radio Series. Full length interview with Morgan is at http://www.newmexicojazz.org. New York Times Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/arts/19morgan.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/J/Jazz
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Stephen L. Gilbreath
Posted on December 28, 2007 at 02:05 AM | Permalink
Review of Remembering Jazz Sax Master Frank Morgan (27:14 / 7:20)
A REVEALING TRIBUTE to an outstanding jazz sax master!
The mixing in of the saxophone especially helped to keep me listening to you reveal information about the life of Frank Morgan in the tribute to him and his music. I appreciate learning some of the background about a man who plays tunes that are very pleasing to the ears.
Your program helps me to see that the jazz music world is kind of a fishbowl of sorts. When you hear the history of musicians you often hear, as here, how many of them interfaced with one another as they learned skills and gained popularity. Fault me for saying this if you will, but the presentation in this piece was faultless. It moved along gracefully and kept me listening and wanting to hear more.
This would air well any time.