lee morgan caramba size:OS and Ray Barretto on congas

and Ray Barretto on congas for a six-song set that yielded one of his most memorable themes with the cool struttin’ title track

Mother Nature

Three years after her successful album "Turn Up The Quiet"

How Deep Is the Ocean

A2 I'm A Fool To Want You

lee morgan caramba size:OS and Ray Barretto on congasIn May 1968 when he recorded his album Caramba, trumpeter Lee Morgan was still a couple months away from his 30th birthday, which makes the fact that this was his 23rd Blue Note recording all the more astounding. Morgan was a full fledged master, his technical prowess on the horn matched by the emotional depth of his playing, and a composer who could conjure different moods and styles with his writing. From the irrepressible groove of the title track