Lee Morgan – The Procrastinator
Blue Note
Blue Note Connoisseur Series –
CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition
US 1995
00:00 The Procrastinator
08:03 Party Time
14:04 Dear Sir
20:57 Stopstart
27:07 Rio
33:19 Soft Touch
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Billy Higgins
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
Written-By – Lee Morgan (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 3, 5)
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on July 14, 1967.
Originally issued as Blue Note ST-83023.
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow:
It is surprising that Lee Morgan's The Procrastinator was not released when it was recorded in 1967 for the sextet (which includes Wayne Shorter, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson,pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Billy Higgins) lives up to their potential on a well-rounded set of originals by Morgan and Shorter.
The music ranges from the funky "Party Time" (which sounds like it could have been written by Horace Silver) to more explorative pieces.