Lee Morgan - The Rajah (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)Label: Blue Note Reissue 2020, Originally Released 1984 This sleek, beautifully paced Lee Morgan album was recorded in 1966 but mysteriously shelved until 1984. Alongside the trumpeter, the quintet features a superb lineup Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Cedar Walton (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Billy Higgins (drums) all playing at the top of their game. Highlights include the Duke Pearson gem "Is That So" and the enticing title track penned by Morgan. Blue

Mike Wengren [drums]

Take Off Your Cool

kitschy catchiness

including making sense of national holidays

The album has that typical Bad Brains mix of reggae

a moment of self-realisation - 'We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page'

Picking up the pace to tempos best suited for running in circles

Taste for Blood

Living With You

До Світла / Towards The Light

Teens At The Library

well versed in music both ancient and futuristic and wise enough to know that the distinction between the two is more subjective than one might initially be taught