A Musical Education: Lee Morgan and the Philadelphia Jazz Scene of the 1950s

When Michael LaVoe observed Lee Morgan, a fellow freshman at Philadelphia's Mastbaum Vocational Technical High School, playing trumpet with members of the school's dance band in the first days of school in September 1953, he could not believe his ears. Morgan, who had just turned fifteen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffrey S. McMillan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2001-02-01
Series:Current Musicology
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/4823