Lee Morgan - CarambaIn 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

it blows away all their previous albums

1981’s The Evil One

the coordinates here are early Human League or even Men Without Hats

‘Nuke The Whales

remastered and re-imagined version of this album

The band’s leader Joseph Mount called upon a variety of inspirations for this album

as if they wish the artist would produce less so they wouldn’t have to do their self imposed job of judging releases for the rabble

as it’s that propulsive

based upon the original art

hip without being inaccesible

its substance so compelling

featuring guitarist Russell Malone and pianist Donald Vega