Harold Mabern On Lee Morgan and His Death

Jazz Pianist Harold Mabern discusses working with Lee Morgan and being on the bandstand at Slugs the night he was killed.
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[@lmn6bo]

Harold Mabern, a true class act. Great educator and human being in addition to his masterful skills as a pianist and jazz musician. In high school he co-led a Jazz workshop every Monday night at a local university near me. Harold was so inspirational, encouraging and just great at communicating the art of jazz to young musicians.

[@bonitachellel4832]

I LOVE MUSIC, and had the privilege of hearing these 2 musical geniuses play live at Slugs. No words can describe the excitement generated by notes floating, flying and piercing airwaves when these 2 giants played. I mourn the loss of them both. Harold phoned to tell my man and I; don't come to Slugs - Lee is dead. Mr Morgan was and still is my favorite trumpet player. My sincere condolences go to Roxanne and Michael Maybern. May the Gentle Giant rest in peace🙏🏿❤✌🏽🎶

[@MrCeora]

Just happened to listen to Lee Hocus Pocus today. That man was soooo talented, gifted, and creative. I read somewhere that he picked up the trumpet at 14, and by the time he was 15, he was able to play professional.

[@lordeldauoud142]

“ bless you, Lee Morgan bless you your Caramba uplifted me in many ways that LP help carry me through life Caramba Mr. Lee Morgan, and your gig with Lonnie Smith on the LP Think son of ice bag jam on on the spiritual plane Mr. Lee Morgan miss you so “ R.I.P “

[@korolev-musictodriveby6583]

I have a favourite musical memory , although I’m just a rock drummer , which is of Lee with The Jazz Messengers . He hesitated before taking a solo , to which Art Blakey called out “ Play your instrument ! “ . Of course , a wonderful solo followed ! A magical moment from the wonderful world of music! Thanks Lee , thanks Art , you’ll be in someone’s memory forever . And thank you JJ and Harold for sharing this .

[@MrJellyton]

Thank you SO so much for uploading this. This only makes me love Lee more and more. We must always remember Lee.

[@TheJazzMusiciansVoice]

Thanks I appreciate it

[@timmiller-basscal]

The Sunday night before the week long Stanford jazz workshop started, there was a BBQ. Harold would stand on a table telling story after story and it was so so amazing. You’d wish it would have never ended. He was one of the nicest cats you’d ever meet; great teacher.

[@jenisereedus]

Much love to Maestros Morgan and Mabern, thank you for this interview ❤️

[@rhythmfield]

RIP Harold Mabern. I got to meet him several months before he passed, he seemed totally fit and strong and playing great as ever. Big loss for the jazz world. I recorded his wonderful composition Waltzing Westward. It’s available on my CD Tell Your Story. Mr Mabern knew about the recording, when I met him summer 2017 he hadn’t listened to our version yet (recorded that summer with Bob DeVos-g, Harvie S-b, Dave Childs-p, & yours truly on drums)

[@MrCeora]

Harold Mabern. Another musical genius that should be studied. So many jazz musicians that should have a higher profile in america, but that's okay, those of us appreciate the depth of their talent and genius, and I put emphasis on the word "genius".

[@rhythmfield]

Go out now - run, don’t walk - and BUY The newly issued Complete Live at the Lighthouse (released summer 2021) - great liner notes booklet, amazing mastering and sound for s live recording made in a relatively small venue - listening on Spotify or whatever does NOT do it justice. Mabern, Maupin, Mickey Roker and Lee are on FIRE for all 8 CDs/12 LPs. And the real gift of being able to study multiple versions of each Eastern is a deep listening and learning experience.

[@SKrapz100]

This man lights up talking about Lee Morgan.

[@charlesbrazell2136]

The first time I ever heard the legendary Harold Mabern Jr. speak was when I saw this video(today)-and he was speaking about another legend-Lee Morgan-wow! There'll never be music like the music these cats made back in the 1950s to the early 1970s-which was STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ-before it became fusion(which was another great music which is no longer made-not the way it used to be made anyway)!6-20-22.

[@DerrickBoundsMusic]

Met Harold Maybern in Chicago at Jazz Showcase a few years ago.

[@teelovette5927]

I watched his documentary. I called him MORGAN. Great memories oh I had a tape of Kenny Durham. Lotus. GOOD song

[@teeteebrinks370]

Harold Mayberry also played with roland kirk I love. ROLAND KIRK music also JAZZ music had some very beautiful brothers. I appreciate and accept and love all they have given us through they music🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Lee was a very talented trumpet player. Search for the New Land, The Side Winder, Lee's work on Blue Train, Tom Cat, Corn Bread and Candy are fantastic.

[@JCR1992]

You can’t forget The procrastinator either!

[@janatanelmodickie4801]

💚may they both rest in peace💚

[@rhythmfield]

Fellow music lovers please remember Mabern’s great music and recordings with Mr Morgan and focus less on the horrible night Mr Morgan was murdered - it was a tragedy for Mr Mabern to be forced to witness the event, probably gave him years of flashbacks and PTSD, a really really sensitive issue - why bring that up, When so many probably asked him about it already? I guess it would bring more clicks or hits, but seemed unnecessary to open that can of worms. If I were giving this interview, I would’ve skipped the subject and talked deeper into the glorious musical relationship between those two men, but that’s probably just me.

[@NickNicometi]

I am first learning of these musicians and was stunned to learn Mr. Morgan died one month after the PBS Blue Note session I just watched. I was curious how he had passed, and read in the comments it involved a gun shot. Naturally, I wanted to know how a man with so much to offer was taken from this world. I think the interviewer was respectful and provided a service for those of us who long to know history of musicians.

[@TheJazzMusiciansVoice]

Harold Mabern had to get to know me a while before he mentioned what happened. He told me as a student and then he was ok with talking about it that night. Years later they called him Morgan came out on Netflix. The entire movie is about this topic. Sorry to tell you but I was the first online to mention this. So sometimes you have to be ahead of the game and you can still be sensitive about it.

[@cocovi]

It's part of jazz history

[@Azman.]

Boths are class cats! Greetings from Jazzman Kuala Lumpur.

[@hadial-saadoon2114]

The Gigolo, one of Lee's greatest recordings, with one of the great trios behind him and Wayne. "You Go To My Head" is my all time Lee classic, one of the greatest interpretations of that tune.

[@jzzft11]

Oh yeah, my favorite arrangement ever of that classic tune

[@linedanzer4302]

My mom - a true jazz lover - introduced us to Lee Morgan's music and she bought all of his albums. What a shame that he was killed by a crazy jealous ignorant lunatic. I find it quite difficult to understand taking anyone's life other than to save your own.

[@TheJazzMusiciansVoice]

Watching that movie they called him Morgan, I thought that woman got off pretty light for killing one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Too bad. Anyhow she’s gone now.

[@linedanzer4302]

@@TheJazzMusiciansVoice Yes, it's running on Netflix. And, yes, ding dong the witch is dead.

[@WELCOME2PATSPLACE]

I believe Helen Morgan (Lee's common law wife who killed him) was later found to be schizophrenic. She might not have been in her right mind when she killed him. It's a horrible loss and I'm not making excuses for her but just thinking out loud.

[@TheJazzMusiciansVoice]

From what I can gather, there had been some fighting that evening and Lee had sent her outside in the winter storm without a coat, when she returned she saw him with the other woman which brought about this. Tragedy nonetheless

[@linedanzer4302]

@@TheJazzMusiciansVoice Low self-esteem, jealously, and the inability to deal with rejection were a toxic combination of character flaws that led to this tragedy.

[@tonybolden6237]

Thank you for sharing! May I ask when this interview was conducted?

[@TheJazzMusiciansVoice]

@@tonybolden6237 July 2011

[@nastynate838]

man , this is nice

[@Evazan-uw2vn]

RIP Lee Morgan (RIH helen morgan)

[@user-tw5zf9pz2t]

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[@newyorknight]

Great trumpeter, but his woman did him wrong!

[@zee-lz3en]

Where's the question of why she killed him did he do all the heroin she got upset ?

[@Kevin-jj3rf]

She killed him because he wasn't anymore with her. Basically she was jelous watching him flirtting with a girl that night.

[@williamtaylor5193]

She nursed him back to health, gave him a place to stay, helped him get off heroin (for awhile), so when he started an affair with another woman, she lost it. That's the story anyway.

[@gregaudrey307]

The film “I Called Him Morgan” tells the whole story…check it out.