{"product_id":"caramba-classic-vinyl-series-vinyl-lp","title":"Caramba (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May 1968 when he entered Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to record his album \u003cem\u003e¡Caramba!\u003c\/em\u003e, trumpeter \u003cstrong\u003eLee Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e was still two months shy of his 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e birthday, which makes the fact that this was his 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Blue Note recording all the more astounding. Having cut his first Blue Note date as a precocious 18-year-old hot shot, Morgan was by now a full-fledged master, his technical prowess on his horn matched equally by the expressiveness and emotional depth of his playing. He had also continued to grow as a composer who could conjure myriad different moods and styles with his writing, as this diverse 5-song set of his original compositions attests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e¡Caramba!\u003c\/em\u003e opens with the irrepressible groove of the title track, a lengthy performance that finds the remarkable quintet stretching out on vamp with creative solo flights by Morgan, tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eBennie Maupin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and pianist \u003cstrong\u003eCedar Walton\u003c\/strong\u003e, each given buoyant support by bassist\u003cstrong\u003e Reggie Workman\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Higgins\u003c\/strong\u003e. The program keeps moving from there through the intricate post-bop lines of “Suicide City” and “Cunning Lee” to the joyful “Soulita” and finally to the easy mid-tempo swing of “Helen’s Ritual,” a dedication to Morgan’s wife Helen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1. Caramba\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Suicide City\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1. Cunning Lee\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Soulita\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Helen's Ritual\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Lee Morgan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862215909610,"sku":"3876185","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/6102\/2698\/files\/SharedImage-129841_75eceb56-b048-46f0-a37c-03405dfcb1af_1.webp?v=1772025316","url":"https:\/\/fontana-records.com\/products\/caramba-classic-vinyl-series-vinyl-lp","provider":"Fontana Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}