Candy (Lee Morgan album)

Candy
Candy
Studio album by Lee Morgan
Released	Late November 1958
Recorded	November 18, 1957; February 2, 1958;
Studio	Van Gelder Studio ; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:35 (LP); 42:01 (CD)
Label	Blue Note ; BLP 1590
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology

Last updated September 27, 2025

Candy is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded on November 18, 1957, and February 2, 1958, and released by Blue Note Records in late 1958. The album features Morgan in a quartet setting with pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stacia Proefrock states: "Not merely a technical marvel, his tone on this album was sweet and his playing fluid, infused with joy and crisply articulated emotion. Morgan would later turn out to be an expert songwriter, but here songs like Buddy Johnson's 'Since I Fell for You' and Jimmy Heath's 'C.T.A.' gave him ample space to show off his talents."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Candy"	Mack David Alex Kramer Joan Whitney Kramer	February 2, 1958	7:06
2.	"Since I Fell for You"	Buddy Johnson	November 18, 1957	5:39
3.	"C.T.A."	Jimmy Heath	February 2, 1958	5:06

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"All the Way"	Sammy Cahn Jimmy Van Heusen	February 2, 1958	7:27
2.	"Who Do You Love, I Hope"	Irving Berlin	February 2, 1958	5:01
3.	"Personality"	Johnny Burke Van Heusen	November 18, 1957	6:16

CD reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
7.	"All at Once You Love Her"	Hammerstein, Rodgers	November 18, 1957	5:26

Personnel

Musicians

Lee Morgan – trumpet
Sonny Clark – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – cover design
Emerick Bronson – photography
Robert Levin – liner notes

References

↑ Billboard, December 1, 1958
1 2 Proefrock, S. AllMusic Review Accessed September 27, 2011.
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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[1] Billboard, December 1, 1958

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Proefrock, S. AllMusic Review Accessed September 27, 2011.

[Penguin9-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Lee Morgan
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956) Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Dizzy Atmosphere (1957) Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957) City Lights (1957) The Cooker (1957) Candy (1957–58) Peckin' Time (1958) Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) Here's Lee Morgan (1960) Lee-Way (1960) Expoobident (1960) The Young Lions (1960) Take Twelve (1962) The Sidewinder (1963) Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964) Cornbread (1965) Infinity (1965) The Gigolo (1965) The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965) The Rumproller (1965) Delightfulee (1966) Charisma (1966) The Rajah (1966) Standards (1967) Sonic Boom (1967) The Procrastinator (1967–69) The Sixth Sense (1967) Taru (1968) Caramba! (1968) Live at the Lighthouse (1970) The Last Session (1971)
With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia , 1957) Drums Around the Corner (1958–59) Moanin' (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958) Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958) Africaine (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959) Paris Jam Session (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1960) Like Someone in Love (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) The Freedom Rider (1961) The Witch Doctor (1961) Roots & Herbs (1961) Pisces (1961–64) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) 'S Make It (1964) Soul Finger (1965) Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)
With Hank Mobley	Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Jazz Message No. 2 (1956) No Room for Squares (1963) Dippin' (1965) A Caddy for Daddy (1965) A Slice of the Top (1966) Straight No Filter (1966) Third Season (1967)
With others	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957) Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972) Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972) Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959) Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959) The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960) Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958) A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969) Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971) The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969) Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959) Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959) Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970) Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965) Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965) Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963) Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964) Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967) Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969) Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
Discography

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets / My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)