Lament (Frank Morgan album)

Lament is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2][3]

Lament
Studio album by
Frank Morgan Quartet
Released1986
RecordedApril 21 & 22, 1986
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length43:16
LabelContemporary
C-14021
ProducerRichard Bock
Frank Morgan chronology
Easy Living
(1985)		 Lament
(1986)		 Double Image
(1987)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Frank Morgan's comeback (he had gone 30 years between recordings) was a major story in the mid-1980s ... The music is high-quality bop, with Morgan shedding much of his Charlie Parker influence to display his own distinctive sound".[4] In The New York Times, Robert Palmer wrote: "Mr. Morgan's new album Lament lets us know how much we've been missing. ... he plays with burning conviction, and with a fluidity that can be positively dazzling. The six tunes are well-chosen. ... Overall, this is a more impressive album than last year's very fine Easy Living. It seems that at age 53, Frank Morgan's time has finally come".[5]

Track listing
  1. "Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 7:34
  2. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 6:05
  3. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 7:56
  4. "Ana Maria" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:57
  5. "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) – 9:17
  6. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) – 5:17
  7. "Thank You Blues" (Frank Morgan) – 8:08 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

Performance

Production

References
  1. Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
  2. Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
  3. Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series accessed December 18, 2018
  4. Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Lament – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. Palmer, R. The Pop Life; New Album, New Life for Frank Morgan at 53, NY Times, accessed December 18, 2018
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