Sonic Boom

~ Release by Lee Morgan (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-6:
Originally issued as Blue Note LT-987
David "Fathead" Newman - ts
Cedar Walton - p
Ron Carter - b
Billy Higgins - d
Recorded Apr 14 & 28, 1967
Produced by Alfred Lion

Tracks 7-13:
Originally issued on BNLA 582-2
Julian Priester - trb
George Coleman - ts
Harold Mabern - p
Walter Booker - b
Mickey Roker - d
Recorded Sept 12 & Oct 10, 1969
Produced by Francis Wolff

Annotation last modified on 2007-08-03 14:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sneaky Pete
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-28)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-28)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-28)
recording of:
Sneaky Pete (on 1967-04-28)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:47
2The Mercenary
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-28)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-28)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-28)
recording of:
The Mercenary (on 1967-04-28)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
7:11
3Sonic Boom
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-14)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-14)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-14)
recording of:
Sonic Boom (on 1967-04-14)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
6:19
4Fathead
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-28)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-28)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-28)
recording of:
Fathead (on 1967-04-28)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:28
5I'll Never Be the Same
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-28)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-28)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-28)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1967-04-28)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and France Mélodie
7:16
6Mumbo Jumbo
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1967-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1967-04-28)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1967-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1967-04-28)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1967-04-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1967-04-28)
recording of:
Mumbo Jumbo (on 1967-04-28)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:29
7Free Flow
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-10-10)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-10-10)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-10-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-10-10)
recording of:
Free Flow (on 1969-10-10)
composer:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist)
4:50
8Stormy Weather
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-09-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-09-12)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-09-12)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-09-12)
instrumental recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1969-09-12)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
5:43
9Mr. Johnson
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-09-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-09-12)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-09-12)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-09-12)
recording of:
Mr. Johnson (on 1969-09-12)
composer:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist)
6:09
10The Stroker
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-10-10)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-10-10)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-10-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-10-10)
recording of:
The Stroker (on 1969-10-10)
composer:
Julian Priester
5:47
11Uncle Rough
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-10-10)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-10-10)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-10-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-10-10)
recording of:
Uncle Rough (on 1969-10-10)
composer:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist)
5:34
12Claw-Til-Da
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-10-10)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-10-10)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-10-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-10-10)
recording of:
Claw-Til-Da (on 1969-10-10)
composer:
Mickey Roker (Drummer)
3:07
13Untitled Boogaloo
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1969-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1969-09-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1969-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1969-09-12)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1969-09-12)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1969-09-12)
recording of:
Untitled Boogaloo (on 1969-09-12)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:38

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
art direction and design:Patrick Roques
photography:Francis Wolff (photographer and record producer)
liner notes:Bob Blumenthal
Michael Cuscuna
additional producer:Michael Cuscuna (task: reissue)
mastering:Ron McMaster (US mastering & cutting engineer)
manufactured by, copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”)
glass mastered by:EMI MFG. (only the "glass mastered by" relationship applies to this)
glass mastered at:EMI MFG. (EMI's US CD manufacturing plant, located in Jacksonville, IL) in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States
remaster of:Sonic Boom (original release)
part of:Blue Note Connoisseur Series (order: 28)
ASIN:US: B0000CDL5V [info]