MORGAN, LEE – THE COOKER Hip-Hop They were typical primitive black

They were typical primitive black metal songs: just power chords

Elliott Smith’s final studio album

beer cans and spray paint cans

great performances and a great sonic charge

Natural Mystic So Much Things To Say Guiltiness The Heathen Exodus Jamming Waiting In Vain Turn Your Lights Down Low Three Little Birds One Love / People Get Ready

MORGAN, LEE – THE COOKER Hip-Hop They were typical primitive blackListening to Lee Morgan blow his molten solo on A Night In Tunisia, the opening track of The Cooker, its hard to fathom that he was only 19 years old at the time. Recorded just 2 weeks after Morgans dazzling performance on John Coltranes masterpiece Blue Train in September 1957, The Cooker was in fact Morgans 5th Blue Note album as a leader. Bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones (both of whom also played on Blue Train) are joined by