This set (the CD reissue is a duplicate of the original LP) is one of the finest
Lee Morgan records. The great trumpeter contributes five challenging compositions ("Search for the New Land," "The Joker," "Mr. Kenyatta," "Melancholee," and "Morgan the Pirate") that deserve to be revived.
Morgan, tenor saxophonist
Wayne Shorter, guitarist
Grant Green, pianist
Herbie Hancock, bassist
Reggie Workman, and drummer
Billy Higgins are all in particularly creative form on the fresh material, and they stretch the boundaries of hard bop (the modern mainstream jazz of the period). The result is a consistently stimulating set that rewards repeated listenings. ~ Scott Yanow