| Lament | ||||
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| Studio album by Frank Morgan Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | April 21 & 22, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:16 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C-14021 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Lament is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label. [1] [2] [3]
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| 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]
Frank Morgan was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He mainly played alto saxophone but also played soprano saxophone. He was known as a Charlie Parker successor who primarily played bebop and ballads.
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