Lee Morgan
Tom Cat

This album by Lee Morgan was recorded in 1964, but for some obscure reason it was issued more than fifteen years later in 1980. "Tom Cat" is in my opinion one of the trumpeter's best efforts next to "Search for the new land" and "The Procrastinator". Indeed, after listening to this cd one wonders why it was shelved for so long. Four of the tunes are Morgan's; "Twilight mist" is a McCoy Tyner original. Despite its initial neglect, the advanced hard bop music on "Tom Cat" still sounds fresh in our era.