Down To Earth - Classic Vinyl Series SOVRSAPRIL24SALE trumpeter Lee Morgan was still

trumpeter Lee Morgan was still two months shy of his 30th birthday

Opening with a fiery version of Dizzy Gillespie’s famous piece

Myself Around You (Lage)

are smooth

Down To Earth - Classic Vinyl Series SOVRSAPRIL24SALE trumpeter Lee Morgan was stillHammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase of his nuanced, bluesy sound and thoroughly enjoyable original tunes like Althea Soon that were ideal vehicles for this swinging band with Percy France, Kenny Burrell, and Clarence Johnston. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master